Ode to the Other Room If man should dance with another man Or woman another embrace, 'Tis reminiscent of the origin Of Argentinian grace→ In the bordellos of Buenos Aires Where men sought weekly romance, But with eachother in the meantime They learned the daring dance. And go back into Genesis, All history can afford, There Jacob dances at the ladder's foot With the angel of the Lord. [1] So let us mortals emulate In our immortal way, The pattern set before us Of the wingèd hosts at play. March 2001   [1]      Genesis 32:24-30