“Oh, such love poured out from the eyes and mouth and tilt of the head and lean of this man’s “body”! It struck Theo in this way: all the compassion in the world was now concentrated on him; all the tenderness in the universe was now spread over him, like a warm blanket over a […]
Continue reading“Unlike most lovers, whose erotic trips, like those of trains, feature well-marked stops and certain destinations, they had no idea where they were headed or what sights, sounds, and touches they would encounter on the way. They made love as adventurous vacationers travel, stopping at points of interest for as long as they wished, discovering […]
Continue reading“The most enjoyable times are always those in which time is forgotten. Children at play have no inkling of time. Lovers making love don’t worry about the clock. Artists busy creating art never pause to check their watches. And the joy such ‘timeless’ people experience arises from their temporarily abandoning the ego and the boundaries […]
Continue reading“He noticed a quaint orchestration of elements: the color of her blue dress and the orange butterfly wings were complementary; a pygmy nuthatch, which had emerged from the cloaking branches, wore a coat of blue a shade darker than her dress, a neck white as the clouds, and a head the same color as the […]
Continue reading“As they stared at the barn, the pair became aware of the million-moted sunlight streaming through the intervening air. The light consisted of microscopic corpuscles, each of which flowed out gracefully and smoothly on its predetermined path. Everywhere they looked there was nothing but these silvery tittles floating, like rivers of ultra-subtle bubbles, across their […]
Continue reading“‘I never think you can surpass yourself, darling, and then you go and prove me wrong: you look as beautiful as that sky.’ And he lifted a finger heavenward. His compliment carried weight, for, when she gazed up, the woman saw what looked like a volcanic eruption of cloud. From a base of shadowed porcelain […]
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