Whatever Happened to Miriam
There are times I still wonder,
whatever
happened to Miriam ..
Our most
beautiful of water carriers ..
She had
her own secrets, of course ..
But hey,
didn’t we all, back then ..
Yet I still seem
to recall, a long time ago now
I once had
her naked while standing
alone by a
fountain, with her broken
decanter ..
Only half-filled mind, with
herbs and wild
honey, like some enchanted
cornucopia
and likewise, so very inviting ..
My word,
how she smiled at me then,
whilst
replacing, the cream coloured
hand woven
shawl, back over her shoulders
and blowing a
kiss in my vaguest of directions ..
All before
turning and so very casually,
walking away ..