Flamenco Sketches
after Miles Davis

a stroke of crushed velvet, smooth

            French Burgundy

dusk sky, layered by dark indigo

and last light

chocolate covered cherries, thick

            syrup and mellow dark mingling

rich espresso roast brewing,

            summer morning air and earthy brew

slow dancing table side, smoky

            lighting and low whispers

woman and man pressing,

            sweat shimmering off flesh

touching in dark midnight,

            deep color of belly to belly.

Christa Mastrangelo - Christa Mastrangelo used to be a wandering gypsy, traveling to the beat of her own jazz drummer, until her husband and baby daughter wrangled her into living in West Virginia, where they own a little bistro. Now, she uses her MFA degree to describe wine to wayward diners and the sky to her little girl. She taught college writing and literature in her old, crazy life. Her work can be found in Bohemian Bridge, Sans Merci, Click, Arsenic Lobster, The Florida English Journal, Valparaiso Poetry Review, and The Blue Ridge.