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Piggy Press Books
Piggy Press Books
Category:
Literary Fiction
Publisher: Piggy Press
ISBN-10: 9962629837
Type: Fiction
Pages: 140
Copyright: December 13, 2009
ISBN-13: 9789962629832
Trapped in what has become a mundane and unrewarding job, the writer returns to his home town in an attempt to rectify his life and come to terms with the choices he has made, only to discover that his future depends on how well he can write.
Available in English only.
140 p. ISBN 978-9962-629-83-2
Excerpt
We buried her in the old cemetery, in the family vault. I should go visit her, bring her flowers; perhaps I will, but not now. Now I had to stay focused if I was going to accomplish what I came here to do, but I needed to take a stroll, get my mind back on track.
From my window, I could see the swings, still and empty in the distance, and long shadows fell across the park. I grabbed the book of verses and left the hotel. I breathed in the damp, muggy air; rain, it would rain again, but not yet. I crossed the street and entered the park, but instead of going to the swings, I followed the path toward the wooded area. Under the leafy canopy, the air seemed cooler, less daunting. I found a tree off the beaten path where the ground was flat. I settled myself against its wide trunk and opened the book of verses to whichever page fell open – Stars...
Eyelets of the Universe,
Moon dust in the sky,
Pin points of the night,
Powder for the Earth.
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