Morning Ritual

A portion of the art by Jennifer CamposWelch

She lights a cigarette: ripe black berries - her lips - hold without regret the cigarette which she rolls with the smoothness of silk - her lips horizontally caressing the glued end; the warm Sun collects its warmth and places it in the fierce flash of fire struck by the matches gripped in her palm.… Continue reading Morning Ritual

Wind Blown Whispers Wind Naked Down The Corridor

Art by Mary Hobbs

The morning chill came with a thin drizzle - dipped in tea and served with tobacco. Nausea was gulped down the throat for breakfast - the back of palm wiping the mouth. Trapped in a brown jacket and your green eyes, I felt a sudden urge to ask you to follow me to a place… Continue reading Wind Blown Whispers Wind Naked Down The Corridor