Travis Fimmel is Ragnar Lothbrok in Vikings on History

the careless abundance
of his hair

such profusion
is wanton

an extravagance

of genetics

...

or a generous gift from god?

eyes indescribable

one minute ice,

one minute lightning

striking

heart-stopping

breath-taking

the sky, the sea, the fire

the storm, the mist,
the rain

the elements

and

every kind of weather

in the compass

of an hour

or the duration

of a day

For more on Travis Fimmel, Ragnar, Vikings, Athelstan, George Blagden, see Vikings on History: Ragnar/Travis Fimmel and Athelstan/George Blagden and TV Series: Versailles on BBC2. If you preferred Rollo (Clive Standen), see my review of his new series, Taken.

john malkovich as the 'unfathomable' gilbert osmond in 'the portrait of a lady'

malkovich makes me

mix my metaphors

the

basilisk stare

rock steady

unflinching

grey slate eyes

say nothing

and everything

over and over

insistence in

bloodless lids

half-lowered

crocodile calm

caught

trapped in his weblike traces

clingy tendrils

immobilise

make you quiet

submit to his will

passion is petrified

a cobra

coiled for the kill

seduces with stillness

seduces you still

the voice

a whisper, a promise, a threat

a soft chill

it slides like a slug across the nape of your neck

and bites

something scary

something sexy

something in control

makes you lose control





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