The neighbour's yellow cat

came calling -

on Calli.

Great caterwauling!

day by day

the catkins grow a little longer,

a little plumper, 

until they are wedged nicely

in the heart

memories

 

 

I remember how,

when we were young and in love,

it was the nape of his neck

that always raised the most tenderness

in me...



The mistletoe still hangs

from the chandelier

above the dining table

in case someone might be moved

to add kisses to the first course.

at the digital concert

the house lights dim,
the camera catches the audience,
and in the dusky light
the men's evening shirts shine like candles
in a sea of glowing, jeweled dresses

winter comes to the valley

 

 

the mist

the frost

the road to fairyland

sleepless nights

 

 

sleepless nights

produce dreams of their own