The Slow Glint of Night-Drenched Dreams

Krista Schumacher
the Cafe
Published in
Mar 25, 2024

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Photo by Bill Williams on Unsplash

A man lingers near a door in an alleyway.
A woman glides maroon-colored gloss across puckered lips.
The glow of gas-lit lamps illuminates cobblestone streets
while a gibbous moon bathes the sky in gossamer hues of blue and white. Horse hooves clip-clop at a leisurely pace, keeping time with stars
as they drift across the night sky, constellations
glistening against the dark.

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Oklahoma-based nonfiction writer published in Indelible Ink, Literally Literary, Top 3, & Fiddleheads & Floss. Ph.D., ed psych.