Piker Press β€” Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 27, 2026

Remains

"...The myth of love still lives..."

Remains

The cottage remains
The myth of love still lives
in the heap of straw
and amongst the beads of a
broken necklace
The footsteps
cutting through
woods
are deep and solid
despite the
rain through the
years
Life is walking
on them
rather slowly
due to a tangled
scarf






(Originally published in the Indian Periodical)



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1 Reader Comment
Frankie Laufer
02/21/2022
02:02:08 PM
I like the line due to a tangled scarf????????
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