Arts for the 21st Century

C.M.Harclyde Walcott

C.M.Harclyde Walcott

C. M. Harclyde Walcott has, among other occupations, worked as a theatre director and producer, filmmaker and photojournalist. His creative writing has appeared in The New Voices, Arts Review, Bim: Arts for the 21st Century, POUi, Calabash, and ArtsEtc. He is the author of imagining and other poems (pomme-cythere, 2015).

The Fit

C. M. Julius had just leisurely driven three miles of empty, quiet road and had arrived at the driveway to his home, or more accurately put,

hinged

it was something in the way the gate moved on its rust reddened hinges that though aged, still offered a smooth, noiseless action, that brought her smile.

an offering

he called her blessed, to himself, when they first met even though he knew she had a more modern name: shenequia but he claimed he did not have an ear for modern names and his mouth, obeying his ear, refused to form the word as her face eased into a modest smile