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In the rippled light
of sunset in Sienna
we shared the last
plate of raspberries
of the season –
our two spoons lingered
at the junction, teasing
probing their way
through the territory
of dense glistening dew
as the soliloquy of souls
mingled as two.
The tiny market square
listened as the sound
of fireflies chirped into
the dense lit fog of night –
my spoon crossed in yours
almost casually assuming
we were a pair transfixed
in the beauty of the
eternity of the stars –
statues of the night
silenced in the depth
of union.
Elaine Seehafer studied English literature and history at Strathclyde University in Glasgow, Scotland and then moved to Berlin, where she spent twenty-three years teaching and walking the historic paths of this once-divided city. She witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall and in 2001 returned to Scotland where she began her writing career as well as resuming teaching in high school. Elaine has travelled extensively in Europe and many of her poems are reflections on life and moments of poignancy within relationships. She has had poems published in Corium Magazine, Wordslaw, and Journal of Truth and Consequence. She is currently working on the publication of her first novel, The Synchronicity of Life. Her e-mail address: Elaine Seehafer