The wind howled, whipping through the salt-kissed air as James stood at the edge of the cliff, his weathered face lined with both age and the weight of a lifetime of memories. Thirty eight years had passed since he had last seen her, yet the pain of their separation had never left him. The crashing […]
He sat on the park bench hunched over. He felt the icy wind on his bald patch. A young woman walked towards him. The sunlight some fron behind her and showed her amazing body in silhouette. He looked away and as she came to sit down he looked at her and smiled, then got up.
Within a realm of reveries, where desires dance, A young maiden named Raven, an exquisite chance. Her eyes did sparkle with wisdom and might, Strong and astute, yet green in plight. Raven did yearn for love, a purest hue, Yet, her heart fragile, unsound and askew. In the chaos of youth, she sought serenity, A
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Luke and Ria strolled through the park, the night enveloping them in a serene embrace. Having just finished a delightful dinner, they found solace in the tranquil setting, their footsteps blending with the soft rustle of leaves beneath their feet. As they meandered along the moonlit path, Luke couldn’t help but steal glances at Ria.
Near the sleepy little town of Eshowe in the Natal Midlands runs a dusty corrugated road that snakes and twists its way up through the humid canefields , around whitewashed and ornately decorated mud huts and kraals. As it winds through the thickets of pine and fields of maize you will find prancing goats watched
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“Don’t,” I said. She was startled and looked at me. She grabbed the railing suddenly and almost fell. The bridge was deserted and all that could be heard was the sound of the howling wind. “Get away! ” she said. I began to walk closer. “I will jump!” she screamed. I was now two metres
After he read the letter, his eyes welled up, and the letter fell to the floor. The rain drifted downwards, drenching everything outside. He thought about that rain-soaked day all those years ago when his mother called him and made him promise to take a girl from another school to the prom. Scott was
I loved you long before I even met you, before the darkness was blessed with your light. I have loved you from a distance every day wishing the distance between us would shrink even a hairbreadth every day. Every time you speak , my pulse races , my heart leaps and dances out in joy.
They looked to the skies for a sign but there none. Their world was dying and they had soffocated her , bled her until her last drop fell to the dying earth. They built walled cities and amassed weapons and began to hunt and massacre each other whilst their scientists built machines that could leave
“Hi,” she said. Luke looked back at her and smiled. “Hello,” he said in his South African accent. “You sound foreign,” she said in her Essex accent. “I’m South African,” Luke said. “Sweet,” she said . Her lips were full and her skin alabaster. She had turquoise eyes and slanting eyebrows with little makeup other