Ingrid: her story

"Three is company … but just you wait who’ll be really in!"

Jan had come to visit me. And as always he couldn’t keep his eyes off me, and yet he did nothing. I had met him at a dancing school, and soon it became clear to me he was in love...

In my garden,Flowers dance,Under the bright warm sun,And I get lost in my dreams.Dreams of my one and only,My love.But in my garden, Temptation lurks,The snakes slither near,Causing my thoughts to stray,From here, where I belong,To there, a place of...

I know you'll never wake me with gentle kisses, folding me in your arms again..Your pillow-creased face whispering in my ear, your auburn hair falling over me..You'll never fret over me again like I was a broken bird, We'll never...

My heart criesand a dove fliesand carries love where you are.My heart burnsas the tide turnsand washes love on your shore.My heart breaksand my soul achesfor you should never feel pain.***I stole a smile, once,one of a million ones,out of...

My Life Between Virginity and Celibacy – Part one

"A simple photo on a friend's page opens a floodgate of memories spanning back fifty years."

ForewordDear Reader,What follows is an accounting of fifty years of my life as far as my lovemaking and sex life is concerned. I’ve tried to recall this in an honest manner with recollections of the good, not-so-good, and the painful...

If you are not there,how can I stareat the moon's crescent?If you are not present,how can the sun shine down?How will I lose this frown?What words to say?If you are away. If you are away,how can I stay alive and...

Breakfast at Shoney’s

"bacon and eggs, coffee with sugar and deceit"

There was a time almost two winters agowhen I had a genuine love, but didn’t know.A silly old man with his hair all gray,he sat at my table every weekend day.I never told him about the young lover in my...