nature
calm, quiet, there
free, always-
the gentle filtering of light,
green through the leaves
a soft tickling of grass upon my ankles
the sigh of the wind through tree branches
the quiet, happy chatter of the birds
a soft spatter of color, flowers.
and now the soft, calming smell of dusk
the dimming light through my window
the soft purr and fur of a cat sleeping quietly by my side
and now the loving look in her eyes as she curls up on my stomach
and we stare out the window at the stars
and drift-
off-

Lisa Manderach was three weeks short of her thirtieth birthday when she went for a quick errand to Your Kidz & Mine, a new children's clothing store in Collegeville, Pennsylvania on September 10, 1995. She took her daughter, Devon, only nineteen months old, and that was the last time anyone saw either of them alive. The details of this case are from the Philadelphia Inquirer.

So languid in your carefree world,
My voice lost to the wind.
Watching, waiting.
We danced through the cobalt night,
And it was right for just a minute.
For a moment I soar,
As I picture you here;
A friend.
Yet your voice speaks against your face;
Your words like fire,
The dark mist of dreams burnt off by your laugh.
I swear it won't be like this again,
Until I see your smile
And forget your laugh.

Howling Stars
September 14, 2001

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September 23, 2007 -- Bloofer, a.k.a. Elizabeth Milller, is recognized internationally for her expertise on Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula -- its origins in folklore, literature and history, as well as its influence on the cultrue of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. She's now started a blog.