The smell of home hits her full force in the face as she leans against the front door to open it. The brackish winter rain, which has harried her in gusts all the way across seafront, has seeped into the cracked paint and swollen the wood. The door drags heavily across the old Victorian tiles, … Continue reading The pier
Tag: Loss
Rainbow Road
When I think back to that night what I remember most is the stars. It was such a dark night, the kind of darkness which is close around you, the kind of darkness you can almost feel. In the sky you could see every star sparking furiously in the heavens. It felt as though each … Continue reading Rainbow Road
Dreamstalker
I dreamt of something.A web you’ve woven around me,Warm and finest feather soft. Made ofSensuously whispered reveries, wordsWhich become a songMy heart gladly sings,Our favourite lullaby.You close my eyes.Asleep I fly with remembered wingsTo all the places we could go.You’re all the things you could beAs you lead me to dance so joyfullyThrough every sensation … Continue reading Dreamstalker
The Tree of Life
“It is more than a tree.” He tells me. I stop, shading my eyes from the harsh Madagascan sun, staring at him in frustration. He seems so at ease in this the land of his birth, standing coolly looking back at me with eyes soft, dark, and unknowable as the night skies (which always feel … Continue reading The Tree of Life
E. Travelli 