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Silver Bells – Part One
It began with the sound of bells. Lisa had been waiting for her train, as she always did in the morning. Bells jingled, and they jangled, softly at first, but soon, all around her. Snow was tumbling from the sky, and as Lisa looked up from her phone, it suddenly occurred to her that she…
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The Christmas Feast
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Not the children, who should have been fast asleep, dreaming, nor the proud, happy parents, who had spent the month scheming. They’d hoped for a magical holiday season, but the house was so silent. Oh, what…
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Someday Sweetheart
This isn’t the end, because forever is inevitable, just a hurried, worried breath, before I allow myself some peace. You have been banished to my pillows for a while now. I keep you, quietly pouting, in the back of my mind, patient in my passionate dreams, waiting for the world to slow, and my mind…
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The Healing Of The Sun
The sun smiles again, she has been healing, again. Soon to be reborn.
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Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes
The moon is in my sign, and my mind is on my heart. There are lovers, laughing and living, right across the aisle, undeterred by icy winds and my icy stare, which softens when I remind myself that it is not their fault that they are happy, and that I am not. I try to…