Three words... To a setting
Hot sunny skies
Dry biting winds
Silence of day
Inferno by night
Amidst the sand
A sparkling jewel
Beholding much promise
Promising much pain
Oasis of hedonism
Four words... To an encounter
The chinking of coins
Exuberance of a gamble
Raucous laughter, odorous liquor
Loss; thinly veiled schadenfreude
Table at the end
Stakes played astronomically high
Bubbling frustration and ecstasy
A quiet background silhouette
Starched Armani on tan
Navy blue and emerald
An amused observer laughing
Crimson blood on cream
Amber glimmering beneath blonde
An engaged participant, scowling
Eyes meet across dice
A casual saunter over
Slow caress of skin
A whisper of promises
Come with me tonight
Trade in your time
Wine for sleepless nights
Room six two nine
See you in the lobby
A lone departing figure
Quickly subsumed in crowds
The dealer politely prompts
It's your throw, miss
Will you continue this
Tango with Lady Luck
To hell with rules
She claimed with conviction
Dice forgotten, drink abandoned
Only to be replaced
With another form of
Vice in the night
Sweaty sheets, tangled bedcovers
Moans in the darkness
Shrieks in the dim
A slow, fiery dance
Presided over only by
The lone silver moon
Hanging high, watching, knowing
Five words... To a meeting
Waking up to a reality
Dead end jobs and mundanity
The stark grey office sights
Straight cut lines of conventionality
The passion smothered under prudence
A sudden commotion gets her
A new client, someone murmurs
Peeking over the cubicle shelf
Eyes widen, her breath catches
A hastened escape behind walls
The chair squeaks its protests
No, he wouldn't recognize me
Trussed up like a goose
In diamonds and Indian silk
Coiffed locks and painted eyes
An enigma of the night
A sigh of relief escapes
She turns to work, then
Nostalgic scents pervades her senses
A titillating touch on skin
Breathy voice in her ear
You left ten scratches, honey
I always count, believe me
When I wrote this, I was following no rules of poetry, so if it don't rhyme, don't sue.
The main theme of this new fic is elegance in simplicity
Faie.