Kept woman now seeks own house or apt., way out o/lost love. 1 BR, maybe 2, bath., clean kitchen, view o/something not necessarily trees, such as light before dying, strips o/sun tilting at clouds, edge o/sandstone, window’s reflections, moon rising in cobalt sky. Util., garage, kindness, inc., pls. Call w/details. 1-608-xox-oxox.

Ronnie Hess is an essayist and poet, the author of two culinary travel guides (France, Portugal) and seven collections of poetry. Her most recent, Eggphrasis (Word Poetry, 2023) celebrates the hens she raises for eggs in her Madison backyard.