night
tip-tap-t[r]apped,
slap the bass
&dance
[s]lip-slid[l]e tangoed
his
claws retract em-
brace
her
legs
s-s-s-lowly (lies)
s[p]layed as
hands retrace
seams unzipped
silk-slip-dip
lips on hips
brist[led] cheeks
search & find
[de]light
The bear dance at the Moulin Rouge by Gino Severini
Today it’s Open Link Night at dVerse with me as bartender. I will be at a concert when it opens at 3PM EST, but I will be around and read all the poetry. I did write a little out of my normal comfort zone today.
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October 29, 2015
Björn Rudbergs writings 
Gosh this is both fun and slightly disturbing.
Perhaps out of your comfort zone, but nicely played.
I love this — especially how you worked in things like “goad her” and “be wrist-led cheeks.” Also “wrestled” perhaps. Plus, I see “rapped,” which means they’re doing the tango to rap music. Hee hee.
This is my favorite:
“silk-slip-dip
lips on hips”
Plus, De will love that you got her name in there. 🙂
Really enjoyed the wordplay here that goes so well with the playful painting. The way you used assonance was especially effective!
Love the word breaks and playful sounds specially this part:
silk-slip-dip
lips on hips
Can’t wait for this session 🙂
The word breaks give a nice feeling of rap or break dance image 🙂
Beautifully penned 😀
I love the way you did this!
Verrrry staccato and tango-ey! Great sense of rhythm and slight menace, just what a tango should be…
Purely gold my friend. The rhythm in this poem dances with so much passion and heart 🙂
That Tango is a sexy dance and so is your wordplay here, Bjorn. Really enjoyed this. It’s good to get out of your comfort zone now and then! :~)
Ah, the tango topped off your marvelous poem with a cherry on top. I love this wordplay. It’s a piece of art how you fashioned this
Well this was great fun!
Ah Bjorn – you’ve gone free and are dancing I see – red, black, tango, and passion. It has always flamed in your beating phrases and your burning words. What a joy to read you again!
Playful and fun.
That must be really tough to do…break up the words and still weave them all in. The last one..search for light (delight) really lifts the whole poem. Lovely.
This is a wow of surprise. I have never seen anything of this ilk from you before, Bjorn, but it feels like a bursting the chains kind of liberation.
I agree with Viv. This is a whole new voice for you.
Quite out of the comfort zone but still tops!
Hank
Interesting punctuation choices. Peace, Linda
I really like the play and the layers in this piece. Very clever!
Very different from your usual pieces, but a definite interesting rhythm to it. Well done, Bjorn. 🙂
Bjorn, I really like this. The word play and the creative punctuation and breaks give it a sensual rhythm. My favorite lines are: Slap the bass, seams unzipped, search and find.
You’ve captured the erratic rhythm of the tango and its erotic moves. The typewriter characters give the poem the touch of the lower class cafes where the dance was born. Also, it’s interesting to read your poem while editing the words as indicated.
Awesome wordsmithing and rhythm in this … which creates a palpable syncopation. Together with the painting – to say nothing on the video: this post is a delectable treat!