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DREAM-WAKE
In warm rose-glow of waking sky, in gentleness of morning songs sounding from summer world, Anna woke from dream into another: to feel of his hand in take and hold, wrap of his underarm in curl over narrow of her waist, draw of her body back and in, close fitting into his; spoon of […]
TREASURE AND SUN
Anna readied for the sale, no intention, to search for desired find. Her intention was openness—open eyes, open mind, open spirit—should from another’s old, a treasure show. Besides, it was a beautiful day—warm clear sky, rich green lawns with trees of age and shade that were comfort even when sun was strong and […]
GLORY DAYS
“In the beginning I was so young and such a stranger to myself I hardly existed. I had to go out into the world and see it and hear it and react to it, before I knew at all who I was, what I was, what I wanted to be.”—Mary Oliver, Upstream _____ […]
NINETY-TWO
My grandfather turns ninety-two today. We have him over for dinner. He always says, in his age, he doesn’t much anymore. Maybe that’s something one comes to say when one doesn’t eat as they once did; when one’s company, life-partner—and cook—are passed and meals are made more plain and common and mostly for one’s […]