One day, we'll tell stories of this time. These days when the roads are empty and the skies quiet, except for the gentle trill of birdsong. We'll talk of the unexpected freedom that came from having so many obligations taken from our hands. The grief of our losses will sit heavy on our hearts but [...]
Tag: memory
Wild & Improbable Tales – Prayer
Dawn mist creeps up the valley, diffusing the gentle warmth of early day across the ochre earth. The Adhan dances from mountain to mountain, carrying softly, coaxingly through the still, sleepy air. I am a stranger in this land but it calls me still. A tender hand on my brow, my shoulder, welcoming me home. [...]
Bread and Honey
When I was small With rumbling tummy, And I would grump and grouch for food, I could turn And just like magic There'd be a plate of bread and honey. When I was bigger And feeling funny, And needed something sweet for comfort, I could ask And she would bring me Solace; a slice of [...]
Hello
It was the smallest, simplest of moments on the most ordinary of days. The gentle spring sunshine sent his rays through the kitchen window, to dapple the worktops with patches of warmth. Sunlight played in the boughs of the sycamore at the bottom of the garden, changing the colour of the light above the lawn [...]