Five in the evening comes no easier than the hours before it, Wandering around, Treading on bare earth, Searching for worms, And waiting until we’re gone. Life is long, my mother always said, The days stretch into eternal swathes of time, Silky moments that appear to resist slipping away. I realized years ago that thisContinue reading “Time’s Sorrows”
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The Nightshade Problem
5:00 PM, Hospital Dearest Anna, Don’t worry about waiting up for me. I have a feeling this will be a long night. I’ll see you tomorrow. Love, Will 4:00 AM, Villa Avenue It’s four am and, not for the first time, I’m wishing I could sleep through the night. I’m wishing the pills would doContinue reading “The Nightshade Problem”
Dusk’s Garden
The air smells like roses and Indian jasmine. The palm trees sway gently in the wind, as I scamper through the long grass. The moon is rising in the grey sky, with just a single streak of orange left. It’s an empty field. Both in the sky and on the earth, but not at dusk.Continue reading “Dusk’s Garden”
Literary Musings 