Ménage à Deux
written by: Ken Gosse
What they do together, in twos or in threes,
in fours, fives, or sixes, upright or on knees,
reclined or bent over, before or behind,
on top or beneath, each position will find
its rhythm and tempo, unique pas de deux
(trois, quatre, cinq, six, in case there’s more than teux),
its music accompanied by sing-along,
its noises becoming some kind of a song;
few words, mostly panting and grunting and groans,
foul language, some shouting, and some quiet moans—
at least, that’s what movies will show us they do.
For me? I prefer when it’s just me and you.
Ken Gosse prefers writing short, rhymed verse with traditional meter usually filled with whimsy and humor. First published in First Literary Review–East in November 2016, since then in Pure Slush, Home Planet News Online, Spillwords, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, and others. Raised in the Chicago suburbs, now retired, he and his wife have lived in Mesa, AZ, over twenty-five years with rescue cats and dogs underfoot.
Latest posts by Ken Gosse (see all)
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