Captivated Reader Reading in the morning light she looks the part of a peaceful old woman, every inch of lace and black taffeta in proper folds, in proper place, a small book in her lap, nothing here to cause a fuss except maybe a few birds fluttering in an delicate cage beside her. The thin filigree bars filtering the early light. But in the night, the full moon’s glow will wake her. Aching, she will rise and dress and read more, hoping to satisfy hungers she knows as her own. Her husband will stir in his sleep choosing not to turn and hold her. Exotic plants will call her name. She will discuss with them the roots of her longing. Anna Cotton Anna Cotton is a writer and retired teacher living in Lakeland, Florida. She has published poems in Miramar and The Avalon Literary Review. She also has a poem forthcoming in Earth's Daughter.
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June 2023
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