Month: August 2020

  • Autumn Symphony

    Branchy silhouettes Hide lost secrets in misty veils Golden leaves drop on wet greensward In the twilight. Is the grass greener in this Murky light? *** Lit windows cast warm beams into the evening But geese depart and call hoarsely In the skies *** Chestnut vendors peel away the shells Of seared nuts to clear…

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    © HMH, 2020

  • Reviews

    Kathryn Gauci, The Embroiderer Unfolding an Enigmatic World A prophecy haunts Greek-born and Turkish raised Dimitra Lamartine to such a degree that she can’t love her grandchild, Maria. Her red hair and unruly character become the Ariadne thread that leads through the maze of this tapestry of paintings, couturiers, embroideries, and priceless jewels. In the…

  • Villanelle

    Give me a clue or a reason, my dove A reason to think and to dream, though in anguish, and find my belief In the nature of love A nature, I trust, that will judge me with favour And not let me sink to the base, though in trouble, the base of a reef That…

  • New Painting, Yet Untitled

    It’s been a while since I last could find time for painting. That made it all the more enjoyable to muck about with colours and brushes. This painting is so new that I haven’t thought of a title — but it’ll come to me. *** © HMH, 2020