Portraits 12

Catherine

Like drawn curtains when the play is done
Like drawn curtains when the play is done
Catherine behind a wrought-iron railing, head bowed, eyes closed.

What she can give

Catherine lying on grass, one eye watching over her crossed arms.

I weigh no comforts unless she relieve

Catherine in profile, wearing pearls, looking out of frame.

Lustre

A figure lying on a bed, legs crossed, the lower frame falling into shadow.

Arrangements

Catherine among cardboard boxes, looking to camera.

Moving day

Catherine in a beret and glasses on a terrace, a mast and empty road behind.

Alley Pally

Catherine holding a mug in a dim sitting room, a framed photograph behind her.

Sitting room