Terpsichore Behind the Mask - 2. La Volta

Your usual excellence as you give voice to intimacy. Well done! 

58 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Your usual excellence as you give voice to intimacy. Well done! 

Thanks Gary. It’s good of you to try this dance, and to let me know what you thought. 

"and you are the perfect narcotic," That's one I never heard that one before but that's perfect.This would be an example of a good narcotic

A very hot sequence, almost a full meal, one -- dare I say --  complete from soup to nut   

What an exemplary Skyscraper this is. Textbook worthy, I believe: 

Remember

how connection can feel,

fully alive to each other’s heat,

every nerve straining to memorize the flavor

of fevered filling and fulfilling,

action and reaction,

in each breath.

A brilliant read, thanks for writing 

1 hour ago, weinerdog said:

"and you are the perfect narcotic," That's one I never heard that one before but that's perfect.This would be an example of a good narcotic

It is indeed a good metaphor, or at least it is for me. You were very good to read this week's chapter, and I thank you for your response!

1 hour ago, AC Benus said:

A very hot sequence, almost a full meal, one -- dare I say --  complete from soup to nut   

What an exemplary Skyscraper this is. Textbook worthy, I believe: 

 

Remember

how connection can feel,

fully alive to each other’s heat,

every nerve straining to memorize the flavor

of fevered filling and fulfilling,

action and reaction,

in each breath.

 

You're really kind to say that, though I have to wonder if there's really a textbook editor that would feel comfortable including this particular Skyscraper. There's a banquet in these seven lines. Thank you very much for your comments and thoughts.

1 hour ago, chris191070 said:

A brilliant read, thanks for writing 

You're most kind; thank you for reading and responding!

At a loss for words, @Parker Owens, thank you. What you describe here could be put in clinical, sterile words, or in the dirtiest way possible. Going with your skills, you just chose an elegant way to simply suggest, to just trigger the imagination of the reader and get a picture, a very personal picture of intimacy at it finest. Thank you, Parker. 

I’m very grateful you read these lines. That you felt they weren’t soulless or crude is a great affirmation. Thank you.

Your poem makes me crave spring, throw away all those comfy blankets, grab my dragon and dance, maybe outside? Not yet. Another storm is upon us.

@Aditus Yes, the blankets are ready to be thrown and the dance to be celebrated. But the snow blanket outside my window looks heavy, too. Thanks again for reading, and for your thoughts.

Such an energetic dance the Volta.

1 hour ago, dughlas said:

Such an energetic dance the Volta.

It is; in renaissance times it took strength and energy to do such an intimate dance correctly. Thanks very much for reading and for your response. 

Just now, Parker Owens said:

It is; in renaissance times it took strength and energy to do such an intimate dance correctly. Thanks very much for reading and for your response. 

The Volta was a favorite of Elizabeth I.