In honor of the Blood Moon, I'm sharing a freebie with you from my book: Last Tango In Timbuktu.
Shelter along the cove
palm fronds fretting in the wind
sun beats down
eyes flutter behind darkened lenses
no secrets revealed
Dancing in the courtyard
summer smoke and gin blossoms
arms akimbo for kabuki
no tangos
or wild gang-bangos
for the faint of heart
Along the beach lovers entwine
like snakes that strangle their prey
love me a little
love me a little more
I'm not a lollipop
I'm an all day sucker
We take no prisoners
nor photographs of these encounters
for pride is like a ride
on a lizard's eyelid
the shutter clicks
when you forget to smile
Beyond the fire coyote waits
eyes burning like binary stars
in the morning he will escape
with a piece of your soul
Fair wind and a calypso beat
requiem for the summer's heat
magic spells and voodoo dolls
and dead men smell no tails
Crumpled napkins with lipstick traces
pedal to the metal
heading for open spaces
The parade never waits
Waves pounding the shore
echo the emptiness
phone abandoned in its cradle
like a waif on your doorstep
Staring into your breakfast bowl of Wheat Chex
you are reminded that you are back to square one
standing pat while the river of dreams drifts along in your eyes
Mata Hari
Harry Caray
Howdy Doody
Peewee Herman
Ethel Merman
Punch and Judy
It takes a village
to conduct a really good orgy
Will you stand vigil here
or will you run with the pack
into the black heart of the night?
Already you see the men are restless
and the horses nervous with laughter
The time is ripe
and you are no civilian
in this war
Assemble your brigade
we strike at dawn
