Daddy lay still, the only sound the hiss of the ventilator. Jonny screamed when his new uncle blew up his birthday balloons.
Horse
I’ve been through the desert on a horse with no….
No you haven’t. I am Thunderwind.
But that don’t scan.
Thunderwind. Say my name.
Translation
Between your mouth and my ear your words are translated. I love you, I love you, I do, you say. I don’t care about the others.
Open curtains
Open curtains protest moon-white purity to neighbours.
Below, gulls laugh at foxes.
As always.
The hand of friendship
I thought he was offering the hand of friendship so I grasped it eagerly. But it was just a single soiled woollen glove. Did I have a dollar?
Seasons here and where
World turns.
Evening autumn breezes cut through heat.
World turns.
Spring sharpness pierces winter lethargy.
World turns.
The tattoo on my chest
The tattoo on my chest doesn’t look like you. I should have used a photo instead of a memory. And not done it in the mirror.
Island
We swam to the island together. The wind got up, and the waves. The next morning his father rowed out. I never saw him again.
We really enjoyed our stay with you
We really enjoyed our stay with you. The accommodation was spacious and clean, and the meals plentiful and tasty. The bones in the stew and what might have been a tooth in the jam were disturbing at first but we soon got used to them. My husband enjoyed himself so much I believe he has decided to stay on a while longer. Could I therefore book the same week for next year? Me plus one.
Published on http://www.paragraphplanet.com 26 August 2015
Snap
His fingers snapped – nothing – and then his patience. He settled back in the armchair and struck the match. They would be sorry.
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