43 Stories by Bernadette Joy
Lying beside youlazy daysummer warmclose but not touchingbreeze stirs the net curtainsvoices as people pass, muted and far away lying still to feel...
Before the day begins,before there are chores and clatter.Before my attention is demanded,I want to give you all of me.Offer you all...
I yearn for this. Sometimes, when the light is lowwhen a certain mood, like a play of glow and shadowfills the room.Then, each...
This story began long ago. It began when the possibility wasn’t any more than an idea, a wisp of thought that, maybe,...
Love Notes — Pino Daeni At the start,there is only a whisper. A touch, soft and light,so only barely thererestlessnever lingeringa ripple of longing. And you, so still, only...
Part Four: Amalfi passion I wanted you there in the sand, there, standing against the rocks, I wanted only the pure satisfaction of...
Return to me as shadows lengthen. I wait for you. To the north the mountains darken and in the street, lights flicker...
Part three: Amalfi It was five thousand miles and five centuries from home. Mountains and sea, steep streets and red tile roofs. Beaches bracketed by...
Part One: By the Pool Petite, red hair, cheeky attitude and a free spirit! What could be finer? Adam Don’t forget my green eyes, which...
Giovanni Boldini (1842–1931) — Mademoiselle de Nemidoff Wandering in wonder. All sense of self abandoned.All restraints cast off.Feeling only your heart against mine, as if there were...
