A poem
She waited
elegant limbs furnishing the lobby
musical heels behind the concierge
He heard
the tuneful doves ambient coo
saturated with charm, hovering expresso
She lounged
pristine pool water fighting wild fires
sun dappled skin scintillated with riches
He read
full and brazenly basking in kindling rays
admiring the architectural beneficence
She ate
alone, ai frutti di mare in the window
Tyrrhenian Sea washing into her silhouette
He dined
alone, with eyes to the moonlight
draping her shadow, that pointed for him
She danced
lucid body melting into airspace
boneless and beautiful, as butterfly
He watched
saliva thick and frothy in mouth
chewed as sour milk, canvassing edges
She rose
early, for continental breakfast
notepad of itinerary, between coffee and jam
He staggered
late, to refresh beneath a cold shower
whiskey and wine, indelicately mixed on the palette
She spoke
through the corridor in an indistinct accent
soft, yet rousing, phone blessed by her cheek
He splashed
overpriced cologne lavishly on sunburn
tight pants gliding gaudily, on hotel tiles
She glanced
He swallowed his breath
clutched his heart, beating - untameable
She looked away
and he left, with his suitcase trailing.
© Darius the Mate 04-01-2022
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Oh, it was all building up to such a crescendo! What an anticlimax. Still, I enjoyed the contrast between her grace and his inelegance (which I found rather charming) 🙂
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Hehe, ah, but that’s the punchline! 😆 thank you for the comment, Sunra. 🙂
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Tall and tan and young and lovely…oops, similar girl, wrong locale. Oh how he watches so sadly, either place, eh? That’s amore, even from afar.
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Perhaps an age old story.
Thank you for the comment, Shay.
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Nice one, Darius 🤩
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😋 Thank you 🙏, Ingrid
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oooh – I like this one a lot, Darius!
❤
David
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Thank you, dear fellow. I’m very grateful to get the skeptic’s seal of approval. 😎
Hope you had a peaceful New Year.
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very peaceful 😀 – thank you! and you too!
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