All is Ready
I have bathed in patchouli oil and my heavy hair is lustrous from brushing. I am wearing my gold ankle bracelets with the ruby charms that my love gave me when we had been married one year. My robe is fuchsia silk and under it I wear black satin that bares so much of my olive skin. Anise and cinnamon tea is prepared and I have purchased date and nut sweets. Our home is cool as the breeze from the Bosporus flies through our rooms with the movement of the fans. Aimee's husky voice drifts through the apartment. My public garments hang out of sight. I do not need their black modesty here. Gold brilliants hang from the veil I wear tonight. He will remove it when I finish my dance. Or maybe he will not wait for my dance to finish. My husband will return soon from the dangerous West, and I am ready for him. We will recline on tasseled pillows and I will tell him of the baby that is growing in my womb; we two will become three. I am happy to be so beautiful, so beautiful for him.
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In da book, One Day Tells its Tale to Another
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Love. Just love!
*, Nonnie. Simply beautiful.
A beautiful vignette of another world. I love it. *
A bedtime story! Just what I needed. *
Delightful.
Imagining the other.
Lush, seductive. *
Yes, yes yes,*
Bravo!
I felt the thrill and now the slight guilt of the voyeur. *
Beautifully rendered.*
Lovely. Gives me joy. *
The piece is strong in its details - clear and specific. And in a small space. The writing creates a magical or mystical mood. *
Beautifully written.
Great texture to this.*
What a gorgeous piece! Love these last lines: We will recline on tasseled pillows and I will tell him of the baby that is growing in my womb; we two will become three. I am happy to be so beautiful, so beautiful for him.
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I love this. Thank you and congratulations for the recognition just announced. *
I love the luxurious confidence of the gorgeous wee story. Thank you. I learn from you.
Gorgeous - congratulations on the prize, too!
here's utter joy, put down perfectly. Nice to meet you and your writing *
What Steven Gowin said. :)
I adore this piece! Wonderful, evocative, and lyrical. Beautiful work!