A fierce wind scorches Cordoba
tonight
lewd and shameful like a greedy lover.
Crawling in through doors ajar and open
windows it caresses all hungry lovers entwined
the tortured old and the restless young.
Relief does not come easy
to anyone who sleeps alone tonight.
Forgotten thirsts and sinful cravings
stir in the breasts of shrivelled maidens;
bewildered and ashamed, they press their
palms in prayer for mercy to the Lord above.
Dazed teens in their love-starved beds
lie in sin and in abandon with hungry thighs
shameless hands and aching flesh.
In this charged and sensual night the unblemished bride-to-be writhes in fever on her virgin bed yearning for a sultry Moor— heathen, steaming and obscene;
and she knows that tonight is not a night for doubts and piety.
She wants to undo her gown
slither down on the rampant beast and satisfy her unsated greed.
She shrieks and howls through the night welcoming his frenzied thrusts — exquisite pain, boundless pleasures — and when morning comes, she knows she has traded her mortal soul for lust.
A few words about the poem…
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"Cordoba Nights," part of the series Andalusian Poems, transports the reader to a world of intense passion and lust, set against the backdrop of Cordoba, a city that is both beautiful and dangerous. The vivid imagery captures the essence of Andalusia, a place where Moorish and Catholic cultures collided and merged, in the Middle Ages creating a unique tapestry of sensuality and restraint.
Through the poem's striking symbolism, we see how the fierce wind scorches Cordoba like a greedy lover, and how it crawls in through doors ajar and open, caressing all hungry lovers entwined. The poem speaks to the restless young, the tortured old, and the shrivelled maidens whose forgotten thirsts and sinful cravings are stirred by the charged and sensual night.
The unblemished bride-to-be is at the heart of the poem, whose yearning for a sultry Moor leads her down a path of exquisite pain and boundless pleasure. As she surrenders to her desires, the bride-to-be knows that she is trading her mortal soul for lust, embracing a way of life that is at once thrilling and dangerous.
Through "Cordoba Nights" the poem explores the themes of love, lust, and the clash of cultures, offering readers a provocative and deeply affecting journey through the depths of human desire.
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