Kim Rodrigues Poet Free verse

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The Cutting Edge

THE CUTTING EDGE*

salt and salt assault
their wrists can’t resist
the attack, the zip

their skates sizzle
on the salty ice
sniffervescent**

cold and fresh
unresistant

chained back to back
in escapades

hearts a-beating
threatening to give them away

so they turn
a-way and away

‘til an I love you
is dropped onto the ice
like a lady’s lacy handkerchief

the olympians trace
a myriad of hearts
on the transparent rink

the rush of applause
the comeuppance of audience*** —
loves pink-glazed cheeks

4/30/2021

*The Cutting Edge - 1992 Movie tribute

**Sniffervescent - The effervescence of sniffing the ice,
the enjoyment of being on the ice

***comeuppance - I’ve used here as a reversal of its original meaning -
the crowd comes to its feet, instead of penalty, a reward.

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Caren Krutsinger May 4, 2021 at 7:54 AM I love your new words; they need to be incorporated into every dictionary Kim. Kim Rodrigues May 5, 2021 at 2:27 AM Thank you, Caren!

Victor Buhagiar May 1, 2021 at 1:28 AM I have not seen the film, I'm not much in movies as I prefer the series. Ice skating however is a favourite sport with me. Hugs. Kim Rodrigues May 1, 2021 at 5:36 AM Thank you! Love to watch ice skating. Hugs :)

Joseph P. DiMino April 30, 2021 at 4:46 PM My favorite part of the Olympics! So well said, and dazzling. Brilliant write!! Kim Rodrigues April 30, 2021 at 6:10 PM Thank you, Joe!

Ann Peck April 30, 2021 at 2:07 PM I love to watch the daring, yet softly graceful skaters. Your poem tells their story perfectly. Kim Rodrigues April 30, 2021 at 2:22 PM Thank you, Ann! Fun to watch the couple skate!

Gershon Wolf April 30, 2021 at 9:07 AM Now that's a 'comeuppance' we can applaud! ~ I Skater Kim Rodrigues April 30, 2021 at 9:44 AM Yay! Thank you, sweet friend!

Paris-Maree Boreham April 30, 2021 at 8:29 AM Gorgeous Kim ! I love watching ice skaters :) Kim Rodrigues April 30, 2021 at 8:35 AM Thank you! Me too!