Last night, over the course of two hours, I faced three beautiful people in various stages of loss to me (newly declared and imminent, known for a while and imminent, complete), of various degrees of past closeness (a teacher, a tango friend, a lover). Continue reading “Three Losses and Dreams”
Category Unprompted
Original writing, unassigned, unprompted
Connections
An Icebreaker speech for Panorama Toastmasters
People around us shape our lives more than we are willing to admit. This talk is about just three of the many who affected mine.
When I was little, I would spend summers with my grandma, in Vyborg, north of St. Petersburg, Russia. She would take me for long berry or mushroom foraging Continue reading “Connections”
Sara
Сара повторяет инструкции.
Сара говорит, что делать, а потом повторяет.
Говорит, что делать, и повторяет слегка иначе.
И это звучит, как стихи, звучит как песня.
Reclaiming
I will take the pieces of my heart that used to be yours and give them away.
Your dimples will go to Seryozhka and your music Continue reading “Reclaiming”
Tango Cafe
As wise as you are and as mad as a hatter, as pushing and pulling, as scared and undisturbed, as unwilling to surrender, to live, to be with me – not able, I believe you dear that unable you may be… You smell like heaven.
And if this is the only thing I can’t deal with right now – it’s not too bad, is it?
It’s that and that I will not open my heart to you when I dance with you – not yet.
Love letters understated 