Day One :
There a bloom has fallen , laying off the path , red fading almost grey . She picked it up and buried it . She was a reader of fairytales . The birds left broken shells under their nests and all the fields outside the city were soft and green . Voices , insects digging , wheat grass , musk , rusted gates , warm winds , always the wind , all of it , all of it in that green . She walks here often , the odor of pink painting the tender joy of her life .
Day Two :
There the white sheets are flapping on the clothesline when he appears . She was sitting on the front steps of her house on the corner of Parmalee Street . She is thin , small breasted and fine in stripped bell bottoms , poet blouse , Moroccan sandals , the leather pale and worn wrapping around her ankles , such beautiful bones . His heart was going like mad . The out of style clothes and the arch of her foot , unusual . He knew he would panic if she moved . She held a baby . The neighborhood lights dimmed . The summer of the year 1983 was ordained . The humming of the lawn sprinklers sang it .
There , under the sky , she looked at him and looked at him longer and in that pause they both heard the birds screaming on the road above , so resplendent in escape . He would never forget the sound of her voice and she would never forget the sad drooping of his quite lovely left eye or the music he would later play for her . He stalked her with a plea that turned into a gift . His name is Paulo .
Day Three :
Well , he was young , just out of university . She was older with no education . He slept with ” Abba ” on the wall above his bed , she slept under the long neck of a Modigliani print under glass . Truth has an oblique face , an extraordinary stone the gods hide deep within . The hunt began the day they met , maybe paradise , maybe a nightmare , maybe both . Her name is Mary .
That same week :
And there , two hundred miles to the north , along the coast of the Great Lake Michigan where apples hang heavy on the trees , a young man overturns a silver rowboat , pushing it into the waves of an inland lake . His name yet unknown .
megdekorne 
This is fantastic. What beautiful, fresh, luscious imagery. Well done.
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Hi Diana …thank you so much for your kind and encouraging response …and for being here again . . . sending love
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My pleasure. You’re writing is beautiful 🙂
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I love the style of this, Meg. Beautiful phrasing and imagery, you have told a story which leaves a lot of room for the reader’s imagination. Fine writing indeed.
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Hi Chris … I tried something different , working some poetry lines I wrote before into narrative , having a novel in my head that continues to fly by like the wind …frustrating ,and wondering should I let it go and just write poetry . Anyway Chris , I’m glad you’re here , thank you , really ….
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I think that when things are ready they will come, Meg, and I do think that this is effective. I appreciate you sharing your work.
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Write it however it comes, Meg. It’s always worked for you. 🙂
The first song on the video is compelling.
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Hi Jo ….your encouragement and constant presence of creativity , love and kindness truly matter to me in a very personal way …I can see you there in all your beauty and light …you are dear 💜
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You’ve just reminded me of the band “This Mortal Coil,” and I’m trying to remember in which context that I listened to last! At least a decade ago, I had my gothic music neatly collected. This song corresponds very well with your narrative. The sensory experience is rich as is your writing. “the odor of pink painting the tender joy of her life.” Also this particular sentence is most compelling, ” Truth has an oblique face , an extraordinary stone the gods hide deep within. ” xo Much Love Ka
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Thank you so much Ka for your thoughtful and encouraging response and your love …I’m glad you remember the music from your life journey too …I’m touched that you are here …love 💜
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Ah, the mystery of the unknown.
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I know you know dear Julie 💜
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Lovely, Meg. Your words “…maybe paradise. maybe a nightmare…” touch upon the courage it takes to engage with life, and in your post in general I find the subtle recognitions–the remembrances that peek out to us from the crazy world and remind us, despite appearances, yes… we are in the days that have been ordained…
With Joy
Michael
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Thank you so much Michael …it means so much to me when you comment with your beautiful and deeply insightful thoughts , and more even than that , your heart …love ordained
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