Tuning Fork Lifting the lid, you’d tell me: once the fork is struck, the initial blade of overtones quieten to one note composed of vibrations undetectable by the human eye, almost silent to the ear. I always loved the bit about the shattered tooth, the thrill when you lifted the steel close to my cheek … Continue reading ‘Tuning Fork’ by Ruby Robinson
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‘Good things happened on that day also’ by Elizabeth Barrett
Good things happened on that day also Through a crowded carriage window as it pulled away, a glimpse of my daughter. Later that day a drizzle of sun like ginger honey on the Dales. From a distant train a trail of steam hemming a seam of sky. The village shop where I bought curd tart … Continue reading ‘Good things happened on that day also’ by Elizabeth Barrett