Lady at the Door | Poetry
There was a knock. Soft — like someone unsure if they should be there. When I opened the door, she stood beneath the dim sky.
There was a knock. Soft — like someone unsure if they should be there. When I opened the door, she stood beneath the dim sky.
“Wait a minute, Solomon. I’ve got something for you,” these were the words of Dwarka ammachi, or grandma. She was the eldest and the most pious person in our local church. The eighth grader me surmised that it was some wonderful present or a savory delicacy, or that she was perhaps in need of some Read more…