The night is long and the drink is cheap. The music is good and the design of the night had brought her to me.
Words are shared in the dancing club. Stories are told. She and I were willing to dance on open floor and allow the madness of song and dance to make us believe in the ambrosia of love and hope.
She was a Texas beauty. Her eyes filled with the fire of dangerous need and want. I told her. The rainbow of hope and need is more alive when the music is good and the drink is strong. You are a soldier's dream. Long legs, silk dress and the slow dance holding the embrace till the song is done.
She smiled and brought me closer. The feel of soft and tender body pressing closely and you whispered. The night is young and the songs are good. Perhaps, perhaps my love. We can drift into better places if you can make me laugh and feel safe.
We danced and drank till the midnight hour and you gave me shadow kisses in the corner of the dark dance hall. Gentle kisses became more sweet and tempting. I told you. Love is a wild ride and dance. We fall in and out of love often. Tonight we interlaced our two lives and you have become a sweet dream for me. I like when we are allowed to tread softly into love without great demand. Slow and easy lead to a ending of splendor and the inferno of wild and true love.
She laughed at my words and told me. Dear Poet, your words are sweet and tempting. We have danced often in the Belton, Texas dance hall. I saw in her eyes. You adored me and we loved similar place, strong drink and dance. You watch my face when I speak. You paid attention to my words. You allowed me to open the doors to the possibility of need. I love you dear Poet. You make me want to enter the madness and bliss of the long night in your embrace.
The Texas September nights are still very warm. People drink and danced till the closing hours in the taverns and the bars. Two people wandered to her safe apartment. Drank coffee and discussed life and dreams. Beautiful Texas woman wrapped her legs over me and we held embrace. Her kisses tasted of long Island ice tea and her tire eyes filled with gentle passion and hope.
I told her. Perhaps, perhaps my love. Exposed love is alive love. Coyote/John Castellenas
John, I've seen your name/avatar/pic reviewing others and (for no reason at all) just never got around to reading something of yours. I'm so glad I finally did. This piece simply bowled me over. The way this is written, in a conversational style, made it instantly personal, inviting the reader to join in and watch the two of you dance as if it was choreographed just for the two of you. Your writing drew me in and would not have let me leave even if I had wanted to. A wonderful story. As a fellow veteran (Navy) I thank you for your service. As a writer I am asking for your friendship (am sending request). Nice to have finally "met you." take care...dan
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Thank you Dan for reading and the comment. I do appreciate and it is good to have met you also.
John, I've seen your name/avatar/pic reviewing others and (for no reason at all) just never got around to reading something of yours. I'm so glad I finally did. This piece simply bowled me over. The way this is written, in a conversational style, made it instantly personal, inviting the reader to join in and watch the two of you dance as if it was choreographed just for the two of you. Your writing drew me in and would not have let me leave even if I had wanted to. A wonderful story. As a fellow veteran (Navy) I thank you for your service. As a writer I am asking for your friendship (am sending request). Nice to have finally "met you." take care...dan
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8 Years Ago
Thank you Dan for reading and the comment. I do appreciate and it is good to have met you also.
This piece truly captured me, and held me there. I loved the line "I like when we are allowed to tread softly into love without great demand." This line really hit home for me in a cool way. Great job!
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Thank you for reading and the comment. I do appreciate.
That is one of the most beautiful things I have ever read. Delicately sensual and I sincerely hope they'd find solace in each other. You have an amazing talent.
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Thank you Scarlet Rose. I appreciate the kind words.
You evoke sensations that we've all lived through. At first I thought maybe it's too densely-worded, but in fact it's exactly right. The repetitions help, mantra-like, to create an almst hypnotic state.
A Poet and writer who love to read and write.
My pleasure is reading about the bad and good in a life.
Also to honor the Poets/Writers of the past by reading their words.
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