Not efficient at listening---the ears of one's lovers;
a fact too often, and far too late, one discovers.
Starward
Author's Notes/Comments:
I was reading a couple of Robert Aickman's "strange" stories (as he, himself, described them) when this couplet came to me. Aickman was a master of the macabre side of marvelous realism.
Just the right touch of
Just the right touch of mystery and a potent dose of chill factor. A poetic "aha!" moment. Perfection!
Thank you very much. I was
Thank you very much. I was quite indisposed when this small poem came to me, but I just had to get it on the screen.
J-Called