by Dave | Mar 27, 2026 | Uncategorized |
When cloud descends onto familiar land it curtains off the scene of our surroundings which daylight shows us – fountains, flowers, trees. Pedestrians venturing forth into the mist carry torches which cast halos on the ground but show little of the way ahead. A...
by Dave | Mar 27, 2026 | Uncategorized |
The first time I saw her she was dressed in a bright scarlet coat, her hand outstretched clutching the string of a bobbing balloon. She lost her grip. Her bottom lip quivered as her prized possession floated skyward yet she held back the tears. She had just turned...
by Dave | Mar 27, 2026 | Uncategorized |
I WATCHED the tall one arrive first. My wife was collecting our drinks and making her way back to our table. “Shh,” I said as she sat down and tried to talk to me. “Oh, not again,” she mumbled as she looked over her shoulder to see where my eyes were. She was all too...
by Dave | Sep 28, 2025 | Uncategorized |
One wakes with the sun, Walks where the wind is kind, worn to the shape of stillness. She does not speak of being alone, but the dog listens, and that is enough. The other lives in London now — rush-hour in her veins, We watch her blur in the city that hums. Always...
by Dave | Sep 28, 2025 | Uncategorized |
Andriy, last week I dreamed that you were lost and couldn’t find your way home but last night you found me. You found me. You had made your way through the shadowlands. You looked slightly older than when I watched you walk away without looking round, your knapsack on...
