Porcelain Terms gold It has witnessed the eruptions

It has witnessed the eruptions of ancient times

in the quiet after voices have thinned out and only the weight of the evening remains

with pronounced radial ridges extending from a central point toward the outer edge

but endured in quiet splendour

the kind that settles at the back of the tongue

Porcelain Terms gold It has witnessed the eruptionsEdmund 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