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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

DOMINO DANCING


Come dance with me
and we shall be
like dominoes
connecting the dots
to make a pretty picture

No ordinary gal
a femme fatale
raising eyebrows
across the west
(get here...we'll do the rest)
you'll be my Charlotte Gainsbourg
I'll be your Lars Von Trier
directing you to new heights
of abasement
and though you're not Victoria
you'll be my dirty little secret
and sign my binding resolution
with you hands behind your back

I know we can get it started
but can we keep it going
no matter which way
the wind is blowing
imagination is the key
you may have a better one than me
of this we shall see
and come that day
you dance with me
we'll do it vertically
and horizontally
scoring
when we connect
end to end
(hey, that's how the game is played)

So tumble for me
and I'll tumble for you
as dominoes
forever falling
toppling
into one another
merging
and
melting
black and white
dissolving 
into fifty shades of grey

26 comments:

  1. woot... that sounds like one hot and exciting dance

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    1. Yes, it would be...lots of practice required, though--lol

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  2. there is a nice give and take in this...
    if you fall i will...and all will come tumbling down...
    great title to go with this....

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  3. enjoyed the last stanza... nicely done

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  4. The last stanza has a really nice lilt to it, as if the dance has started and the partners have found each other's rhythm

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  5. Well this all but sizzles! Like dominoes falling, dissolving into 50 shades of gray, indeed.

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  6. This is such an effective metaphor, well-played. Loved the ending with the black and white melting into 50 shades of gray. And, oops, I am Victoria. :0)

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  7. That third stanza is HOT ... Hope the twain meet.

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  8. Excellent ending - loved the 50 shades of gray. The metaphor comes out really well and in a sensual manner if I must say so!

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  9. Tumble for me and I'll tumble for you... As it should be, my friend - vibrant piece which sparked up my Sunday morning. With Best Wishes Scott

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  10. Love the domino analogy and that last stanza really brings it to a head. :)

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  11. Like many, the last stanza is captivating.

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  12. the seduction - the planning out of all the steps is often the most fun of the tumble - nice

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  13. The falling dominoes have a certain feel for it. It creates excitement with movements and you've brought it out very well, Tim!

    Hank

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  14. Oh, the headiness of that moment: You may have a better imagination than me, we shall see. Love that.

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  15. Thanks everyone for your comments!

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  16. Quite a sensuous frolic through pop and other culture, Timo--I love the images and liveliness here. Love is a fantasy as well as the famous battlefield, and the language is buoyant and alive as the dance it describes.

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  17. Ha.... we all have these sizzling dreams.. I guess many are just waiting for that film :-) sounds like a good time though

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  18. Please move my name to the top of your dance card ....

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