Day and Night
“Don’t fall asleep yet,” she said. “Don’t you want to talk some more?” The moon was showing in the sky as the rooster looked up at the owl. The oak tree loomed large in the evening where her eyes peered sadly back at the rooster. He hated when she did that. She was so cute [...]
Posted at 1:48 pm on December 27, 2011 | leave a comment | Filed Under: short story | Tagged: cock, day, farm, love, mouse, night, opposites attract, owl, rooster, short story | read on
Spring Thaw
I With the mercury dip The community collects like snow drifts Where she brings him to the shore Of the silvered lake The expanse of white ice Dotted with dark fishing huts Hollow grating soaks into snow The rust-dead wagon rattling As they watch the men Drag it out onto lake Stoco Sacrificed to the [...]
