He remembered a stream and a cave in the rocks from which a cold spring flowed; cool of the cavern in shade from the sun and summer’s heat; group of friends, all young then, many he had not seen or spoken to since. It was many years ago. Majority of life lived and […]
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RETURNED
Alone in field, working in method roll and pass of tractor in near and perfect lines, he thought of mountains. _____ He thought of mountains and alpine lake—she in shade of the spruce and pines; sweet-acrid of scent and sight of her smile in broken dapple of light-fall through; […]
LIKE STORIES
I wrote a story yesterday, one I thought might resonate and lead someone to respond. No one did. Reflecting, I thought how some stories we love mean nothing to others and how others—ones we scribble in a moment, discard and dismiss—are loved for reasons we ourselves don’t see. As a writer, it made […]
GIFT I KNOW
I am horrible with words but better with gifts (so long as they are written). Today, Matthew and Audrey turn fifteen. Like many fathers, what their presents are will be as much of a surprise to me as it will be for them. I don’t often think in terms of objects. There’s […]
STILL
Still in sweater, woven gown of spring, they lain on the sofa after; gentle of hands in hold to sides, caress of hands’ pass, slow and soft, along their lengths that brought them both to sighs; her cradle of legs and he between, still pressing at their warmth. Soft of smiles, lit of eyes, […]
SONG OF SONGS
“Behold my beloved speaketh to me: Arise, make haste, my love, my dove, my beautiful one and come. For winter is now past, the rain is over and gone. The flowers have appeared in our land, the time of pruning is come…The fig tree hath put forth her green figs: the vines in flower […]
SPRING TEMPER
They sat together in look to the west and sight of the evening sky, burn of its fire orange and yellows tempering into cimarron and rust as cool arrived on the settling air at end to day of abnormal heat each welcomed and loved in live of its March-spring gift. Like fire of […]