Tom Painting

Extended forecast

Every Halloween you’d dress in drag, decked out in stiletto heels, saffron dress, rife with a boa and hoop earrings; the rest of us disguised as vampires and warlocks. While we growled or foamed at the mouth, you crooned to the tune of Doris Day, Whatever Will Be, Will Be. Thereafter, you put away the costume and returned to being the boy expected of you.

cusp of winter
the verdict in
a cold rain

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About the Author

Tom Painting likes birds, a good book, the outdoors, and making slow but steady progress on the acoustic guitar. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

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