The beating of drums barely audible in the far
distance, feeling soulful for pastures new, he
wanders the cold arid desert - time to release
energies, the handsome...enigmatic Bedouin Nomad,
night-time having relatively little warmth,
chilling to his spirit - yet better night-time
drifting, than facing the fiery blaze of the
daytime...desert sun's scorching rays of light,
the shadows of his dreams, lost like mystical
moonlight. Gazing skyward, a thousand stars
twinkle, giving mystery...mystique to this Nomad,
nearing his destination, the beating
becomes clearer, as into sight his
safe haven is spied, his keffiyeh hides thick, black hair and
his beard adds to his mystery, the black bisht
he wears with pride, walking with long strides,
moving ever closer the hypnotic - melodious sensations
of the flute, somniferous with the beating of his heart,
as he nears with enthusiasm,
sudden weariness, as aromatic spices fill the air,
flavours of the Middle East, cinnamon...nutmeg,
then the mystic...heady fragrance of musk and
patchouli - leaving the air heavy and sweet,
his passionate woman dances to the vibrant sounds,
her body movement - snake like, hips swaying, he
surrenders to her spell, she has charisma which he
finds exciting - erotic and so very enticing,
this beautiful woman lures him to her bedouin tent,
where lying down on rugs and cushions, she serves
him mint and anise tea, sweetened with honey,
then softly with her slender hands, she massages
him with oils of cinnamomum and cassia, the hot
spicy fragrance stimulates his mind, an aphrodisiac
to his senses, sending them both into passionate...
sensual pleasure, where dreams carry them on a
magic carpet ride, into the great unknown.
Comments
Silver Spun Sand | June 29, 2011 - 18:16
Oh this is wonderful, Jenny...I could smell the patchouli and cinammon, etc. A rare treat for the senses;-)
These lines are especially sensual:-
"moving ever closer the hypnotic - melodious sensations of the flute, somniferous with the
beating of his heart..."
You must have put in a lot of time writing this, but it was certainly worth it.
Tina
fatboy74 | June 29, 2011 - 19:32
Well done Jenny, Tina has picked out my favourite line too. Some absorbing detail. :-)
Cavalcaderl | June 29, 2011 - 20:22
new skinner_jennifer
Hi! jenny the title gripped me tight,
and it was all I expected. Passion and love.
What a little gem!
I remember a comic used to read,all about beat
of the drums, what it mean't,and messages and warnings had to wait till next week find out! So keep writing?
julie xx
skinner_jennifer | June 30, 2011 - 12:29
Hi Tina,
glad you enjoyed this one and thanks for letting me
know,
Jenny.
skinner_jennifer | June 30, 2011 - 12:31
It was very kind of you to read this piece FB.
Thankyou for leaving a comment. Glad you enjoyed.
Jenny.
skinner_jennifer | June 30, 2011 - 12:32
Hi julie,
Glad you could capture the passion and love in the
poem.
Thankyou for reading and the kind comment.
Jenny. xx
Highhat | June 30, 2011 - 15:22
Very pictoresque Jenny. Truly beautifully written.
;)Pia
insertponceyfre... | June 30, 2011 - 15:37
I completely agree with fatboy - the detail makes it - well done Jenny!
skinner_jennifer | June 30, 2011 - 16:37
Hi Pia,
I'm glad you could picture the scene, that was what
I hoped to do.
Thankyou so much for letting me know.
Jenny.
skinner_jennifer | June 30, 2011 - 16:41
Hello insert,
I always like to try and give a picture, when writing, for me it's important, I'm glad you
could capture some magic, from this piece.
thankyou for reading and letting me know.
Jenny.
RachelPatricia | July 1, 2011 - 17:22
Ooh, Jenny - I really enjoyed this! Very sensual indeed, as Tina said, and I loved these lines in particular -
'...yet better night-time
drifting, than facing the fiery blaze of the
daytime...desert sun's scorching rays of light,
the shadows of his dreams, lost like mystical
moonlight.'
- just beautiful, though I think maybe just 'day' rather than 'daytime' might flow a bit better? Hope you don't mind, it's just how I read it and it's a gorgeous poem regardless :)
Hope you enjoy your weekend - yay, sunshine! Finally got a bit of it up here and I'm loving it, and from the stench of Turps and burnt meat in the air so is everyone else! Hope you have a good 'un ;-)
Rachel xx
skinner_jennifer | July 2, 2011 - 12:48
Hi Rachael,
thanks for your thoughts on this piece, I'm glad
you enjoyed reading.
Yes the sun's shining here and it's feeling
hot, hot, hot! Glad the sun's shining for you too.
Have a great weekend.
Jenny.