Below the surface

lies an otherworldly

pool

teeming with dreams

unfulfilled…

Even the thoughts are melting,

adding salsa to spice the pain,

too exhausted to do a rain dance,

I am the tasteless barbecue.

A Sizzler of a Summer… was originally published in The Story Hall on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

a whiff of grilled chicken

a robin’s call

happy hours

When Spring rings the door bell… was originally published in The Story Hall on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

Stranger than fiction #4 was originally published in The Story Hall on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

Stranger than fiction #3 was originally published in The Story Hall on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

Where do you hide

if not in my memory

in my bile

for the taste in my mouth

for ever bitter

stings like your perfidy

Rondo for bulbs, tubers and turmeric was originally published in The Story Hall on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

…and then there are all the smashing books I have NOT read and will not have the time to read even if I had seven lives.

Sunday morning reading… was originally published in The Story Hall on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.