Tag: colm_toibin

They would be home before night fell
The weather grew cold and there was snow
They had left nothing to chance
No one ever talked about it
Some of them danced with girls from the town
But nothing happened except that ordinary life came back
Everyone was waiting for something to happen
No one was sure who would come back
I don’t go out much
She nodded but said nothing
He wondered how long ago this had happened
She was ready to leave once more
He was always sure that his mother was alive
She looked at him and nodded cheerfully
As the year went on, and spring gave way to summer
The house had a smell of damp and old cooking