Lipstick red, ladybug red, late-August-sky-on-fire red, still steaming. I could smell them from the door. Tomatoes have a smell.
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On a little clock
A carpet of suns in spectra of yellows, oranges, burgundies, and coppers.
Read MoreOn a fortune cookie
“He prefers those who eat the cookie to those who do not.”
Read MoreOn flowers, always
“There are always flowers for those who want to see them.”
– Henri Matisse
On the top floor
Four glass walls and a glass roof. An actual garden.
Read MoreOn the scale
Feed the birds, tuppence a bag.
Read MoreOn life, still, with plums
“Eyes droop. Little chests lean into yours. And in the kitchen, bits of plum and strawberry on the countertop…”
Read MoreOn the doorstep
An old Lebanese house by the sea. A time when people and doors were more open.
Read MoreOn a wheel
But this is a story about a wheel, an engine, and going nowhere.
Read MoreOn Tuesdays, seven to eight
Waiting by the radio for a song to play.
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