Mortals and Immortals
Dream Child
The salt water was chilly, playing with the sand at low tide. In the rock pools, warmed by the sun, anemone’s tendrils waved as small clear prawns...
Elder Brother and His Sister
In the harbour the gulls called, answered by the craw of black crows from the fir plantation. The wind billowed the brown curtains and the clock...
Golden Hair
The boat’s horn sounded a departing blast, the engine’s note rose and white water swirled around the stern. Slowly it drew away from the grey stone...
Handsome Prince
Seven flowers bloomed on seven stems. One red, one white, one yellow, one blue, one orange, one violet and one that could not be seen by ‘normal’...
Hedge Girl
Their neighbour played his lively pipe; their cousin was keeping the tune on the fiddle, while everyone else danced on the village green. Ponies,...
Mother Earth
Sleepy, yawning, across the meadows the sun rolls out the shadows, long, low dark patches. The flowers turned to look at the sun, to say ‘good...
Maiden, Mother & Crone
Gentle Maiden Warm brightly within my creativity, Gentle Maiden, your joy. Activate lightly within my creativity, Gentle Maiden, your vitality....
Small Green Man
A small green man sat nonchalantly on her hand. She gently turned him over, pondering his perfectness. Every small finger, every hair was… well,...
Troll
Ogre? Giant? Troll? Which one today? He lazed in the down, musing. Ogre meant dark castles, clanking armour, battles and conflict. Maybe not. Too...
Waiting Horseman
She awoke and lay listening as the clock ticked relentlessly. She wondered if the figure still sat on the horse in the clearing, waiting. Outside...
Wise Man and Wise Woman
It is said, fine before seven rains before eleven. ‘Poppycock! Poppycock! Come in and eat your breakfast.’ The wise man hesitated in mid rock in...
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