Desire coats the room,
his scorching tongue licks her dainty neck.
Her wax begins to wither—blistering
from an unwavering torch. Too consumed
in blazing fervor.
As Didi walks away, you look around and notice the acadia tree by the neighbour’s yard. Two boys are gathered around it, struggling to reach the top branch which holds a prized mango.
The Moving Finger: A book by writers, for writers on the art of writing, edited by Hilda David and Francis Jarman – Excerpt from Jerry Pinto’s Essay “On Translation”.
TBR present an excerpt from Jerry Pinto's essay titled On Translation from The Moving Finger.
