Life in Metaphor
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Renate and David begin to glaze their pottery when they both notice Renate’s pattern looks like the carvings on the cave mouth and stele. The rose-vine tattoo fully awakens and they feel the pull of the cave.
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Renate awakens to the call of the Rose-vine tattoo. Remembering the first encounter with the Monks in The Order of the Rose, she begins to feel the beckoning call of the cave.
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Renate and David go back to the strange rock pile and open the door discovering a small living space and a large cave full of supplies from the late 1700s.
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Renate and David decide to build a bed for their hut. The begin to slowly transition from island camping to living at home on the island one amenity at a time.
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The Island is a metaphor of leaving the chaos of civilization, turning one’s back on the politics of hate and division. This story is a continuation of The Sad Café by Holly Rene Hunter – House of Heart.
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In a dimly lit bar, a lonely man reflects on his troubled past while nursing a whiskey. He spots an old acquaintance, whose matured beauty stirs long-buried memories of their shared youth. Approaching her rekindles feelings of possibility, leading to a moment of recognition that opens the night for him.
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A poem about the power of love, devotion, and perseverance using a metaphor of a Viking longship sailing through adversity.
Hyperion Sky 