Tom Painting
For the Taking
An enormous moon, one slice short of perfect. A father who offered a handshake instead of a kiss. The lover who turned the lights off.
deer browse a wizened crabapple just out of reach
About the Author
Tom Painting was born April 1, 1951, in Rochester, New York, and currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia, where he teaches junior high humanities at the Paideia School. In addition to bird watching and making slow but steady progress on the acoustic guitar, he hopes to reach the highest elevation points in each of the lower 48 states.
A great piece that speaks to life’s unfullfilments.
How many of us have had that light turned off ? So well done, Tom.