Hadi Atallah

Opening a bottle of wine

She felt something terribly

Something undiagnosed

She won his heart

By which she meant that

On a small income

He had been able

To learn how to love her

And make love to her in bed

…Their hearts have become long and graceful canoes with carvings of life.

With shadows leaping on their faces, she laid her head on his lap gazing at the fire tripping over its peak. She made little caressing gestures to show how lovely their lives had become. Riches never turned their heads. It only bought them a beautiful house in the woods, which they were very fond of. 

They called it ‘Project ‘Century’.’