"Life is the dancer and you are the dance."
— Eckhart Tolle

Sunday, April 3, 2011

"Private Patio" NaPoWriMo #3-Getting undressed somewhere besides the bedroom or bathroom

 Camino-Real Hotel, Puebla, Puebla

Taking away intricate layers draping me …
lace and cotton conforms to every move,
perspiration holds them closely,
submerged in its saltiness. 
In a Spanish-style patio,
ferns at my elbows brushing gently on my skin,
geraniums and marigolds bend, weeping with lightness.
Walls are prominent, I’m encapsulated by tiles,
I can feel coolness seep into my skin.
Talavera patterns, robust colours painted by endued hands,
glazed with a sheen to withstand the years,
I place my bare feet on them; a chill surges through me
but the sun warms my desolation.
A refreshing dip in the garden’s fountain …
hidden from the world’s view.
Posted by flaubert at 4:05 AM

30 comments:

  1. vivinfranceApril 3, 2011 at 5:02 AM

    One of your best, Pamela. It put me in mind of Il Seraglio, and the dance of the seven veils!

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  2. Stan SkiApril 3, 2011 at 5:24 AM

    With the seclusion and all those distractions, it could tempt the most modest.
    Great approach to the subject.

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  3. AnonymousApril 3, 2011 at 5:29 AM

    Sensual.

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  4. Ron.April 3, 2011 at 6:09 AM

    Whoa. Hotgood. I might take up peeping permanently. Thanks.

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  5. Andy SewinaApril 3, 2011 at 8:13 AM

    Nicely told!

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  6. MarianneApril 3, 2011 at 8:48 AM

    Lovely and seductive ... beautifully written, Pamela!

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  7. annell4April 3, 2011 at 8:50 AM

    Beautiful!

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  8. brenda wApril 3, 2011 at 10:24 AM

    Beautiful Pamela...It makes me want to become a jetsetter, so I can join you for a dip. ha!
    ~Brenda

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  9. Mr. WalkerApril 3, 2011 at 11:06 AM

    High-class skinny dipping! I love all the details of the place you describe so carefully.

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  10. Sherry Blue SkyApril 3, 2011 at 11:51 AM

    "geraniums and marigolds bend, weeping with lightness"....wow, Pamela. What a beautiful poem, in a glorious setting. You must have felt like you were on a movie set!

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  11. flaubertApril 3, 2011 at 12:54 PM

    Thanks, Viv, how nice of you to say.

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  12. flaubertApril 3, 2011 at 12:58 PM

    I entertain the thought, but I wouldn't actually do it, Stan. The architecture here dates back to the 1600's (Spanish and some French influence)
    Huge courtyards, gorgeous, expansive, wooden doors, just beautiful.

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  13. flaubertApril 3, 2011 at 12:59 PM

    Thanks, Tilly.

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  14. flaubertApril 3, 2011 at 12:59 PM

    Ha ha ha! Ron you are a sly one ;)

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  15. flaubertApril 3, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    Thanks, Andy:)

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  16. flaubertApril 3, 2011 at 1:01 PM

    Sweet of you, Marianne.

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  17. flaubertApril 3, 2011 at 1:01 PM

    Thanks so much, Annell.

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  18. flaubertApril 3, 2011 at 1:02 PM

    Brenda, you could join me for a dip, but I'm certainly, no jetsetter.

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  19. flaubertApril 3, 2011 at 1:04 PM

    That it would be, Mr. Walker.

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  20. Wayne PitchkoApril 3, 2011 at 1:17 PM

    nice one Pam....think we all should join you and read our poetry

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  21. flaubertApril 3, 2011 at 1:28 PM

    Sherry, I didn't actually do this, in that hotel I surely would have been arrested:)

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  22. flaubertApril 3, 2011 at 1:35 PM

    Interesting idea, though I don't believe it will come to fruition, Wayne;)

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  23. RJ ClarkenApril 3, 2011 at 6:43 PM

    This was just beautiful! I want to be there. Pamela - you have a way of creating the most incredible sense of atmosphere.

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  24. AnonymousApril 3, 2011 at 7:16 PM

    Beautifully written...touched the senses, for sure! ~Paula

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  25. ElizabethApril 3, 2011 at 7:24 PM

    even your words are tempting, the images lush, and such a sensuous feel overall. Brava!

    Elizabeth

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  26. flaubertApril 3, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    Me too, RJ, thanks.

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  27. flaubertApril 3, 2011 at 7:34 PM

    Thanks, Paula.

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  28. flaubertApril 3, 2011 at 7:37 PM

    Thanks so much, Elizabeth, writing this, I thought how wonderful it would be, to sneak away and do this;)

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  29. MaryApril 3, 2011 at 8:04 PM

    Lovely poem, Pamela. Tastefully sensual. Wonderful imagery which teases the mind. I love it. I agree with Viv...one of your best!

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  30. flaubertApril 3, 2011 at 10:09 PM

    Thanks, Mary:)

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