maggie and milly and molly and may

maggie and milly and molly and may
went down to the beach (to play one day)

and maggie discovered a shell that sang
so sweetly she couldn’t remember her troubles, and

milly befriended a stranded star
whose rays five languid fingers were;

and molly was chased by a horrible thing
which raced sideways while blowing bubbles: and

may came home with a smooth round stone
as small as a world and as large as alone.

For whatever we lose (like a you or a me)
it’s always ourselves we find in the sea.
- e. e. cummings

FIC: An Outrageous Proposal (historical fiction)

TITLE: An Outrageous Proposal
FOR: schiarire
FANDOM: Historical
WORDS: 680
NOTES: I found this exchange in The Book of the Courtesans, by Susan Griffin. I have merely expanded it, so the facts are historical. What happens in the end is up to you.

( An Outrageous Proposal )