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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 →

What the Oak Tree Said by Theodora Goss I have not written a poem in a long time, she said. Why not now? said the oak tree. She sat among its roots, which spread out over the grass. In their … Continue reading →

Lucy Strange by Theodora Goss Lucy Strange went up to town wearing a raincoat over her nightgown, carrying a lantern, leading a goat — she went first by train and then by boat. She put the lantern on her head. … Continue reading →