The Wolf of Maestranza

Dancing with the wolf of Maestranza,

(I'm)

Serendipitous this time amidst the tussles of our war.

Tangled are we in this anti-tango, (our)

Restless heartbeats are in tandem--so confused, contorted; sore.

A flash of red before me is ambrosia, your

Cape is scarlet dalliance (that) I simply can't ignore.

The roars around us become amplified into crescendos, then

Interludes of tension b u t t e r f l y into the toasts of pinot noir.

Oh, opalescent is the rainbow, and

Nuanced (was my) divertissement with your flashy, garnet flor...you feel empathy for me (my fate is painful); you are el campeón--the matador. 💔

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-Gina C. 🧚‍♀️✨

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Author's Note: This poem is classified as a Signature Mini. ☺️

While it's been fun working to expand my vocabulary by learning all of those obscure, grandiloquent French words (that have actually all been adopted by the English language), Spanish is actually my second language. Therefore, for this poem, I stuck to vocabulary that better aligns with my comfort zone--in addition to the theme! ☺️

Here are the definitions of some of the words in here--pulled from my 20+ years of speaking the language (and 9+ years of teaching it!) 😅:

(la) flor (flower)

el campeón (the champion)

(el) matador (this word translates to "bullfighter", though it literally means "killer", as it is stemmed from the Spanish verb "matar"-- meaning "to kill". )

Maestranza (The name of a very famous bullfighting ring in Seville, Spain, second only to Las Ventas of Madrid -- which is quite possibly the most famous bullfighting ring in the world.) Note: the full name of this ring is "Plaza de Toros de Real Maestranza De Caballería De Ronda".

Interesting fact about the way my mind works: I would have preferred (and did try) to use "Las Ventas" instead of "Maestranza" due to the fame of the former. However, I ultimately chose Maestranza for the 4 syllable count instead of the 3. Also, "Maestranza" just sounds cooler. 😎

If you'd like to check out other poems from my Signature Mini collection, try this:

This poem was written for the Dancing with Distraction Challenge. :)

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