The Lady and The Tiger

"The first time he found The Lady. Now he seeks The Tiger…"

Once before I knelt, sitting zazen before the Two Doors: The Lady or the Tiger.Last time I chose Right, and the Lady became my wife, and the breath and love of my life.Then she and our child died in childbirth.Now...

A Shakespearean Love Story

"True love will always find a way"

A love that lasts forevermore,From the very first momentEyes laid upon one another.Could it possibly have beenA love fore-mostly forbidden,Like a Shakespearean love story.There’s more than, several possibilities.Like it possibly could have been,A Romeo and Juliet love affairDivided by conflict...

Eternal hope

"The search for your perfect match"

A flawless shape and manner to matchThe envy of friends, the perfect catchForever in dreams just out of reachLike waves retreating from the beachYour endless search may end in veinAccompanied by a constant painSo maybe search for something newImperfect can...

Gang Aft A-gley – Chapter 7 of 7

"So sad, the plans of mice and men. But not the plans of a woman. Her plans are ever evolving."

I had planned on sleeping in until noon, but a naughty nymphomaniac changed my mind.I was sound asleep on my back, with her body snuggled in next to mine. A quiet murmur woke me up, but I tried to ignore...

End of the Masquerade

"In late Elizabethan England, the poet John Donne is poised to make a life-changing choice..."

He thought he’d be in love before, but he was quite wrong. He knew that now.Donne leant against a stone pillar in the shadows of the Great Hall, glass of wine in hand, apparently laconically surveying the elaborately masked dancers...

Mate

"William finds his mate in an unexpected place."

I could smell her as soon as I walked into the bar. She smelled sweet and slightly floral. Her scent took me by surprise; in all my time I’d never smelled anyone like her.I walked past the enchanting creature to...