At first I was attracted to the shape and form of the letters in the word,
with curvy vowels anchored by strong consonants,
the word that came to mind was tango,
a beautiful woman held gracefully by the strong arms of her partner,
the word that came to mind was tango,
a beautiful woman held gracefully by the strong arms of her partner,
Before even reading the word, my lips were softly tasting the sound of the letters,
cool clean water with a subtle sweetness exploding on the end of my tongue,
I mouthed the letters out slowly in the first steps of the tango,
the man pulled the woman closer into his body.
her soft curves melted into his hard muscles,
as he pulled her in even tighter he started moving,
his body carrying her graceful form with him,
her soft curves melted into his hard muscles,
as he pulled her in even tighter he started moving,
his body carrying her graceful form with him,
I whispered out the syllables into pairs and triplets,
the dancers slipped into an effortless and intimate elegance,
the dance was coming into its fullness,
the dancers had no eyes for anyone but each other
and only the beautiful sounds of the whispered word reached their ears,
the dance was coming into its fullness,
the dancers had no eyes for anyone but each other
and only the beautiful sounds of the whispered word reached their ears,
e L e u T H e R o M a N i a
© All Rights Reserved Kim Koning.
Eleutheromania
(Origin: Eleutheria – Freedom, Greek)
noun; an intense and irresistible desire for freedom.
*Featured Image: Tango Nuevo I by Pedro Alvarez*
Kim Koning 
Beautiful!
Oh how wonderful, Kim! I adore the way you play with words in the post and whisper them through the lines.
Thanks Christy!
What is the use of words if you can’t play in them and make crazy things like a child playing in mud. 🙂
I love the imagery and words you painted in this poem. Tango will be much juicier now and I learned a new word, elutheria!