Porcelain Terms gold When he reached for it

When he reached for it

but endured in quiet splendour

It has witnessed the eruptions of ancient times

He drank from her offered cup

she fades — leaving behind a trail of silvered rain and fractured light

Porcelain Terms gold When he reached for itEdmund keeps her waiting just long enough to be noticed. He steps onto the gravel with his gloves in hand, already scanning the table as the conversations around it shift, just slightly, to make room for him. Adelaide does not stand. She lifts her teacup instead and lets him cross the last stretch alone. The necklace at her throat settles as she turns her head, the teal stone catching the light between them. Youve read the terms, she says. Edmund