Spiritual Letters, Series 4, #1
We took the path along the cliff, by the ruins of a lighthouse. Waiting
for her to arrive, he leaned against the balcony rail for the breeze –
drinking wine and gazing at the people in the street. In the dream,
water seeped through the ceiling and ran down the walls. She barely
acknowledged me – to my sorrow – when I passed her outside the
bookshop. Later, after hours, I sat with the staff watching television,
while she lay on a couch at the back. My friend and his wife and
children all lit tapers at the small shrine. – Here, he said, light a candle
for someone you’re thinking of. She sang to him over the phone, My
home isn’t here, my home’s in heaven; saying, how sad that is! Stray
dogs sat near our table outside the restaurant, watching for scraps.
When we left, they followed us through the town and all the way
down the hill as far as his house. His friend led him up the steps to a
sandal-maker’s shop. – He slips one of his poems in with each pair of
sandals, he said. Turning to look at her, I saw her turn over in sleep.
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