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face to face

The armour lies in a heap just inside the door like sweaty hockey equipment at the end of the season. There across the shoulder the memory of a mighty blow by some now dead foe the once gleaming battle-sword now … Continue reading

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Lament of a Pillar of Salt

Your abrupt departure has legislated that I remain here on this narrow plot. My hand that used, trembling, to slide between your warm thighs pulls cold weeds from dusty rows of fledgling carrots that we planted. Rain would help me … Continue reading

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maelstrom

I The sky above the valley would have been difficult in a jigsaw puzzle: blue with occasional puffs of cloud. The slope down was an artist’s dream: sturdy trees, manifest green heads and strong engaging trunks carpeted around by swirls … Continue reading

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