please don't take things as personal
if i'm critical of what you write
it's merely my opinion, in mind alone
and not bond out of spite
tranquile is a place among my boats
harbour of stories and drift
i could spend my days
in this naturing nest
secure in the life that i choose
sanctuary is a place among letters
a landscape of fiction and fact
there is safety here in my castle of words
there is nothing i want or i need or i lack