Pink pearl necklace, a cranberry velvet couch,
Reading Balzac, Berlioz plays, thunder
And lightning. Gray tabby purrs.
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A countryside cabin, rain on its roof, a fire in the fireplace, reading Kawabata. Vermeer’s View of Delft painting, a pewter pitcher of Calvados.
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A room painted Matisse blue, a vintage pine table, a blue fountain pen waits.
Reading Hawthorne, a raucous raven peers in, a book of Poe’s poems.
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A little attic space, midnight candlelight, a blue silk robe, reading Yeats,
And a silver vase of lobelia.
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Giant snowdrifts outside, warmth inside, with a fire in the fireplace, a white mansard mansion,
Reading Dickens,
A pink organza dress
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A maybe haunted library, an orange velvet wingback chair, reading Sayers …
An ivory cashmere sweater, Ravel plays on
Vinyl.
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An ivory silk blouse, black patent leather mary janes, and a black onyx necklace.
Reading Flaubert, an antique map of France, scent of sandalwood.
A black cat snoozes
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Rebellious Hazelnuts 