The Back Row of the Opera House

blueberries bathed in cream

violet silk ribbons

museums on thursday afternoons

nausea pills

gallery tickets as bookmarks

porcelain tea cups

collecting books one by one as you read them

champagne for lunch

stacked oyster shells

dark purple calla lilies

cold sea water in normandy

boat chandeliers

blackberry pancakes for dinner

drenching myself in oud perfume

black satin ballet flats

tangy sweet clementines

my ink blue mohair cardigan with mother of pearl buttons

history books written by women

edwardian fashion

watching french new wave cinema alone

misty mornings

black tea in a silver tea pot

crying once a week