Whatever Happened to Miriam

predominantly true ..

  

Whatever Happened to Miriam

 

There are still times I wonder,

whatever

 

happened to Miriam ..

Our most

 

beautiful, of water carriers ..

She had

  

her own secrets, of course ..

But hey,

   

didn’t we all, back then ..

Yet I seem

  

to recall a long time ago now

I once had

her naked, while standing

alone by a

fountain, with her broken

  

decanter ..

Only half-filled mind, with

herbs and wild

honey like some enchanted

   

 cornucopia

  and likewise, so very inviting ..

My word,

how she smiled at me then,

whilst slowly

replacing, the cream coloured

hand woven

shawl, back over her shoulders

and blowing

 a kiss in my vaguest direction ..

All before

turning and so very casually,

  

walking away ..

 

 

Author's Note

sometimes, I still ask myself the very same question, but then, that's Greek Islands for ya