She wanted to turn around and walk back to the time she first said yes instead of no, smiled crooked smiles and spoke in opposites so that true ... Read more
Always
She sat sewing on the verandah not alone; in those days a chaperone was present at all stages of courtship, from the early mating display to ... Read more
An Early Winter
You've survived the dying of a womb and the severance of four cords, cool summers and pale autumns, and now, as I wipe the ravages of ... Read more
Another Year
I have smiled at all the right times, a broad smile, not clipped, and my jaws ache; but my heart aches more. This is another year of loving ... Read more
Beautiful Soul
I watched her stand with hands on hips, her grey eyes wide and nostrils flaring, indignant look on her pretty face, pouting lips mouthing words ... Read more
Blue Rain
The night is old and a yawning moon waits patiently for clandestine lovers to return to beds of stone. They sleepwalk over ... Read more
