in the still of the night
by Alicia

Comment by krnodil:
I'm drowning in this night - wild imagery, very compelling to look at.

but not forgotten
by Alicia

Comment by posthumous:
The ending is always crucial to Dot's poems. In this one, as in many, the ending is a final wink, a realization that the world is not quite so Romantic as she was letting you think, and neither is she. Sometimes she obliterates the Romance, but other times, like this time, she suggests that Romance can still live in reality, even if it's a bit shaken.

Including the poem here suggests that the subject's gaze is a knowing one, an unwinked wink piercing the bubbly glitter of your overlayers.

in the still of the night
by Alicia

Comment by ErinM:
I like the juxtaposition of the pitch black with the bright and dreamy. Really nice combination of words and image.

Black Cake
by Alicia

Comment by slaakso:
Where is the rest of the recipe? I am hungry for a black chocolate cake. Lovely old recipe card. Boo! Interesting name your grandma's sister, sounds like a scary story in there somewhere.

Maurice
by Alicia

Comment by slaakso:
Maurice, or whatever his name is, really looks happy to see auntie Redjulep.

in the still of the night
by Alicia

Comment by sfalice:
what a lovely glow.

in the still of the night
by Alicia

Comment by whiteroom:
lovely.

but not forgotten
by Alicia

Comment by Jutilda:
WOW - that is so moving. Brilliant choice of image. Thank you for those wonderfully placed words. I'm speechless.

in the still of the night
by Alicia

Comment by Louis:
Dreamy and unconscious, deliciously nebulous..

Paradise Bakery
by Alicia

Comment by BAMartin:
This is a very nice portrait. I hope you print a copy and give it to him, I am sure he would love it.