In This Garden

"Love thoughts in a garden"

All our memories blossomIn this garden,Bright clematis, vivid dahliaAnd delicate camellia, bloomAlongside, our youthful burgeoning loveSitting, hand in hand, in steamy twilightBlessed by sweet aroma from jasmine,And myriad roses, as deep-heartedAs our mutual devotion Seasons roll on, roses wither and fade,Before...

Before Her Time

"Young lady wakes up with lusts that she recognises"

Oh, God, now Cole was sliding two fingers along her inner thigh, over her thin summer dress, subtly scrubbing to and fro, staying just two inches below her soaking panties. So intoxicating, but his earlier kiss and hand on her...

How Much of a Coincidence?

"Attracted to a lovely lady, Frank finds her again in unexpected circumstances"

For Frank Grayton, twenty-seven-year-old journalist and hopeful author, the idea of coincidence was something that he might cover in a news story, but he would swear it never happened to him. He was no great believer in fate either, but...

Acting Out Patience

"Ex-soldier becomes infatuated with inaccessible lady but persists..."

Invalided from the army and the dry heat and horrors of Afghanistan, Dan Mason wondered how many times life was going to kick him in the teeth. First, Janet, his wife, he found had run off to Belgium with a...

Time Out, Time In

"Young man on writing course is troubled by the image of an unknown woman"

Perhaps the spectre of her had always been lodged deep in my brain, waiting, knowing. Maybe that image, misread by me, had lured me into triple pointless love affairs, and two failed marriages. Failed, because of my uncertainty, my inability...

A Milf Is Born

"Lady (41) is troubled by yearnings for for her son's best friend."

Linda Harper watched as the tall, well-built defender rose high above the other players and headed the ball strongly out of the penalty area, before being knocked to the ground by a late challenge. By chance, the ball fell to...

Rain in the Park

"A man and woman seek shelter in a rainy park and surprise themselves and each other"

Thunderclouds quickly cleared the park of people, before spitting their first drops, just as he reached the old boathouse.“Lucky you.” The feminine voice startled him. Huddled on the bench along the rear wall, was the young lady he’d watched at...

The Way It Is

"Just one sleepless night with love..."

Up, unwilling,Out of sleep’s sensuous pit,Again, the cry, thin, tentative,Third, this night? Fourth?Wifely form slumbers on.Up, cold night air slaps bare chestStagger on bed-weary legsOne hand to pat infant backOther gropes around squalling baby-face,Sleep-warm, smooth skin, sticky maw of mouth.Hard,...

Eventually

"love relived"

Eventually,After travelling the yearsTogether, hand in hand,Rejoicing in the heat of,Mouth on mouth.Skin on skin,Bodies receiving and, sweetly, giving.Eventually,Time takes his toll,And heat becomes an emberYet never diesPassion calms,Yet lingers in fond glances,Fingers touch, with love,As hands still hold.All passion...

Gone Away

"The despair of losing love"

Winter came in mid-JulyBright, hot sun,Yet frost in my heart.You had gone awayNo words, only emptinessMy life suspendedPeople spoke, friends consoledBut there was no you.Nature’s Winter came,Never matching the frostsI carried inside.Self-harming,I walked tree-shaded,Paths we had shared,Almost bathing in that...