2009/04/12 Glion
Plane
Veronika's mother
In the summer of 2005 I met Veronika on a plane from Zurich to New York. Somewhere over the United Kingdom she spilled orange juice on my pants.
We shared a cab to Manhattan.
In the fall of 2005 I visited her twice in Lucerne. She urged me to send one of my books in German to her mother.
Veronika’s mother sent me a lovely thank you note.
In December 2005 Veronika started a love affair with her boss.
This morning I thought of Veronika on the train to Les Rochers-de-Naye.
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I suppose certain people have a tendency to pop up and loiter for a moment or two in one's memory. Most people known for a longer time of course leave a trace, but some more so than others. Sometimes even a dream about a certain person, even though in reality the contact doesn't amount to much, can make that person part of those quaint memories.
@M.J.
Very much so. Dead or alive does not count in dreams. Dreams have a will of their own. A real second life and so much more complicated.
Very much so. Dead or alive does not count in dreams. Dreams have a will of their own. A real second life and so much more complicated.
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