Erised

"Mmm, she the devil."

After months on deployment, I was grateful to come home to my wife in a skimpy She-Devil costume, a jack-o-lantern glimmering in the window of the dark living room. In the pumpkin's flickering candlelight, I squinted to bring her into...

Rijeka

"A stroll to the old town takes an unexpected turn..."

On Korzo, I first caught sight of her flowy skirt painting shadows on her legs, the Croatian sun highlighting her wide smile."Dobar dan!"Like a siren, she made me follow. The clacking of her high heels on the marble floor was...

Here at the helm Surrounded  Laughter and jubilation Sweeping the halls I stand eternally  In thought. Maning the helm Companionless Unattended Unchaperoned Alone Without  Your embrace Your kiss The inner reaches Of my mind Have yet to prepare me For...

As I sit in my old chair, your gaze has me transfixed. My heart lays enchained in front of me. Body unable to do the simplest task. Yearning and pleading to you, the kiss. So sweet, so irresistible, flawless. I...

Kate Harken, ears content, to mine siren songAs tender waves do lap about your soul.Embrace temptation sweet; submit, belongSubmerged beneath my torrid seas; made whole. Dutifully scurry about my feetSeeking divine morsels to rend your heart,Devour every beguiling treatAbased beneath...