Library afternoon
The quiet room, the chair you always sit in.
The quiet room. The chair you always sit in. The sentence you'll reread twice. What you wear when no one is looking, and it matters anyway. Reading weather, five ways.
Dark academiaOld paper
fallWool trousers, oxfords. The smell of old paper.
Dark academiaLibrary at four
winterCashmere scarf, black coat. Library at four.
Clean girlOatmeal and coffee
fallOatmeal knit. First cold snap. Noticing your hands again.
CottagecoreOverripe apricot
fallFair isle cardigan. The color of overripe apricots.
CoquetteFour o'clock wind
fallPlaid skirt, white tights. The wind that picks up at four.