Sunday 30 October 2011

In Passing



It was odd, she hoped not prescient, to find her likeness included on the mantle piece; her mother's shrine to those who were loved and lost.  She had always hated that photograph. 

Friday 28 October 2011

The Shadow Stage (after Duane Michals)

At night,
 The stage was set.  No need to be alone.
From out of the shadows she conjured her man.
  They whispered together til dawn.

Tuesday 25 October 2011

Heart of Stone


As George Gissing once observed - and I paraphrase - she could afford to be kind when she was financially and emotionally secure.  But it's hard to be generous when life's a bitch.

She Hadn't The Heart For Much But Her Hair Got Everywhere