Sunday 1 Flashcards
1
Q
she’d unhook
A
the golden question mark that unlocked her wedding silver
2
Q
slide creamy bone
A
from velvet slots, spoons and forks still powdery with sylvo
3
Q
under the house
A
my father laid his drill
4
Q
Screwdrivers
A
hammers, saws, chisels, a rising scale, tuned and ready
5
Q
Sunday
A
was helping day
6
Q
Once alone for
A
a moment I saw the bright nails set for striking
7
Q
Some sank
A
sweetly, some hung sad heads.
8
Q
He stood
A
like thunder at the door
9
Q
I levelled myself
A
against the small horizon of the water jug.
10
Q
If I kept quiet
A
…the day would mend. They’d nap separately
11
Q
The cat would
A
walk the garden at my heel and we’d watch the pond an hour
