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Sugar (2)

August 17, 2017August 16, 2017 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

He felt himself pulled towards her, then saw the heart-shaped hot-sugar scar on her arm. A trap. But the sweetest. His eyes closed.

Sugar

August 16, 2017August 14, 2017 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

She flinched as she dripped melted sugar on her arm, casting a magical sweetheart spell. The silver spoon shone in the candlelight.

Through the forest

August 15, 2017August 12, 2017 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

Through the forest in the night blackness they crept in single file. “Turn that torch off!” he shouted, then saw the light was shining from the other man’s eyes.

Cromarty 12/08 (2)

August 13, 2017August 12, 2017 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

Dolphins flip backwards
Gannets plunge beyond the seals
Voices ring from rigs

Cromarty 12/08

August 12, 2017 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

Cheese shop window cat
Seagull versus hermit crab
Skiffs pull through the tide

It was an hour before

August 5, 2017August 4, 2017 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

It was an hour before. Hearts raced. People looked at the sky. This year, perhaps this year? The gates opened. So did the heavens.

Your distant heard voice

August 1, 2017July 31, 2017 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

your distant heard voice
drifts of smoke in the distance
hearts will be broken

What did you do this morning?

July 24, 2017July 22, 2017 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

Run. Coffee. Shower.
Coffee. Sea. Coffee. Shower.
Breakfast. Coffee. Sleep.

She watched the stranger

July 22, 2017July 21, 2017 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

She watched the stranger approach. He strode across the beach, his shadow long in the evening sun. On the horizon, waves grew.

when words

January 12, 2017January 12, 2017 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

when words take breath
when words
when words
when words take
when words take breath

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