Outside, a long total eclipseArabs and Israelis lock horns,peace accords in France are fixed, anew era for Vietnam dawnsInside, bright light, sterility'Don't you want to push?' asks the nurse,confused by her reality -the chaos of my mum's first birthOutside, a city is throbbing,it's Saturday night, disco time -bodies shimmering and dancing,to the beat, a rhythm sublimeInside, I … [Read more...] about The Happy Event, 1973, By: Melissa Dennison
Christingle, By: Melissa Dennison
hair brushed to a glossy sheennavy uniforms smell of fresh ironingone hundred hands cradle the world flickers from the candlesshadows on Victorian stones;wax slowly dripping our voices rise to this occasionrehearsed over and over inthe hall, which I enjoy as dreaded maths is canceled.Outside the world isplunged into blackness wrapping around me likea close friend, … [Read more...] about Christingle, By: Melissa Dennison