Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Torremolinos



















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TORREMOLINOS...


In Malaga, 
lips quietly sipped wine
Strings, piano, 
and bandoneon unearthed inside her 
new thunder, penetrated tender 
chambers of her heart 
Bodies, boots and heels 
tangoed an angry, yet innocent 
poetic cadence, 
resonating across shiny tile floors

Rustic arias 
floated in the night,
descending on the terrace 
of Torremolinos, 
where they stayed
Noise of clanging swords embattled 
in Quixotic dreams of chivalry 
echoed in her delicate ears,
her senses overcome with images 
of giant windmills

She was not deaf to 
the sonic whispers of dolphins,
or the sighs of distinguished red roses when rising to screams of intense pleasure cascading over 
the garden gate.
From a church above, 
morning bells tolled, 
lingering still the hummings of sweet release when she awoke in the arms of her lover in Torremolinos...overlooking the blue green Mediterranean Sea  and Costa del Sol.







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22 comments:

  1. brudbergAugust 17, 2016 at 3:18 AM

    I love the sense of presence, of being there with all those sounds... sometimes the sound of love is that stage where it happens I think... and Cost del Sol sounds like a perfect place.

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    1. Kathy ReedAugust 17, 2016 at 4:39 PM

      ...it is one of many I am sure ;) glad you liked it.

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  2. lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comAugust 17, 2016 at 5:40 AM

    Oh Kathy, I'm so glad you posted! Don't believe I've met you before but so love this photo atop your blog. And I smiled reading the history of your blog -- smile from an aging compatriot. I think of myself as rejuvenated, not retired. Why be tired again?
    This is a lovely lovely poem. I especially like the stanza with the dreams of chivalry -- swords and tipping windmills. A reference to the Man from La Mancha character -- can't quite remember his name? You've set the stage so beautifully here. The tango, angry yet innocent -- perfect!

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    1. Kathy ReedAugust 17, 2016 at 4:41 PM

      You may have read some of my work before I changed the theme photo on the blog..everything else is the same, so maybe it was another Lillian?? Cervantes' book "Don Quixote" with his companion Sancho Panza. Thank you for stopping by.

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  3. tonispencerAugust 17, 2016 at 8:21 AM

    You have been missed! Glad to have you back. Ths is a lovely and lyrical poem and so full of exotic sounds. So many wonderful sounds in this. Such a presence being felt.

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    1. Kathy ReedAugust 17, 2016 at 4:42 PM

      I have missed hanging out here, too, Toni...crazy summer. Thanks for the comment.

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  4. Walt WojtanikAugust 17, 2016 at 9:50 AM

    Highly passionate and descriptive, Kathy! Love resounds here!

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  5. Sanaa RizviAugust 17, 2016 at 9:50 AM

    Oh yay :D what a fabulous poem Kathy, its absolutely stunning! Welcome back! :D

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    1. Kathy ReedAugust 17, 2016 at 4:44 PM

      Thank you so much...hope I can keep up the pace, at least a post a week anyway.

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  6. Katie Mia FrederickAugust 17, 2016 at 2:52 PM

    Nostalgia of Love
    SinGS SonGs
    of FeeLinGS
    allone.. noW
    all connected
    iS all that Is..
    no reaSon
    to FeeL
    alone
    when
    Love RinGs aLLonE..:)

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  7. GraceAugust 17, 2016 at 3:05 PM

    I admire the poetic cadence floating in your words Kathy. The sense of place, puts me in a really romantic mood. How lovely to wake up in the arms of the lover.

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  8. Arcadia MariaAugust 17, 2016 at 3:07 PM

    I loved the imagery you painted with your words in this piece. It makes the reader feels as if they are there watching the scenes unfold.

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    1. Kathy ReedAugust 17, 2016 at 4:46 PM

      Sound is a big part of life's intangibles. Thank you.

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  9. Dr. Crystal HoweAugust 17, 2016 at 3:46 PM

    Windmills! I thought so, had to reach back for that one from when I spoke more Spanish. :) I enjoyed this piece, painting a whole evening in sound. Thank you!

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  10. De JacksonAugust 18, 2016 at 9:31 AM

    Just an incredibly beautiful piece, Kathy.

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  11. Rosemary Nissen-WadeAugust 20, 2016 at 6:13 AM

    It sounds very romantic!

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  12. Sherry Blue SkyAugust 28, 2016 at 8:16 AM

    Oh, this is glorious, especially the closing stanza...I love the sonic whispers ofthe dolphins and the screams of pleasure of the cascading roses.....loved it!

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  13. annell4August 30, 2016 at 7:32 AM

    I love the images provoked by your poem! Dolphns and Roses.....

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