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The Wildflower Garden by Theodora Goss There is a bee busy in the purple tuft of the knapweed, perfectly happy — like me, actually, hidden among the Queen Anne’s lace and goldenrod, sitting and therefore as small as a child, … Continue reading →

The People Who Keep to the Paths by Theodora Goss There are people in Kensington Gardens who keep to the paths, walking straight, one foot in front of the other, like soldiers, upright, respectable. They are all, I am certain, … Continue reading →

Evening Song by Theodora Goss Lady, take me in your arms as my mother used to do, and let us sail together in a boat for just us two upon the stormy seas — but you can calm them with … Continue reading →

The World After by Theodora Goss After the last airplane has flown, the last car stands idle on the empty highways, the lights have gone out in all the high-rises, the traders no longer call on the floor of the … Continue reading →

Bridget by Theodora Goss Bridget is walking beneath the trees because spring has come. The small birds flying around her head burst into song. As she passes, the roses bloom, the pink dog roses that nod and sway as the … Continue reading →

Thoughts in the Roman Baths by Theodora Goss In the city of Aqua Sulis, presided over by Minerva of the Waters, in a corner, carved into stone predating the Roman city, are three mysterious figures, a triple deity, the goddess … Continue reading →

Little English Houses by Theodora Goss Little English houses, red and white, white and red. Somewhere a good child is laying her head on a linen pillow, and hollyhocks bloom all across the linen, all around her room, climbing up … Continue reading →