ode to a stranger

your long brown hair bound between shoulder blades

calling ancient memories of silent hills, older glades,

face of an elvin lord, body of a king,

corporal perfection brought subtle, sweet awakening.

 

long i sat enraptured, enamored with your grace,

in awe of your broad shoulders, fixated by your face.

caught in that long moment, brazenly i stared.

blind to others passing by, about you alone i cared.

 

our fragile worlds crossed, and but a minute passed.

that minute filled eternity, forever did it last.

my longing reached its pinnacle, but you were unaware.

forever shall i lament that you did not meet my stare.

 

fill my life with mystery, oh what could have been?

had you simply turned your head and seen me sitting then.

alas we remain strangers as life left you blind

to me, my life, my mystery, the secrets of my mind.

 

for this special moment i give my one time muse

this special gift of mystery, a secret to amuse.

arouse your curiosity, "who was she, where, and when?

why didn't i see her, and will we meet again?"

 

and so i leave this poem as a token of farewell,

an homage to a moment, and a gift of songspell.

this message here i leave, these words to the wise,

now until forever live your life with open eyes.

Author's Notes/Comments: 

this poem also has a story.  i saw this particular stranger coming out of his house and going to his car.  knowing that much about a gorgeous random stranger for no apparent reason thoroughly awakened my mischievous side.  i wrote the poem and left it on the sidewalk in front of that house... and immediately stopped doing my laundry at that laundromat.  

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Author's Note Is Hilarious!

At this point I re-tell my Chinese Prince story ~ at Chicago inst. of Arts. Chinese fan exhibit - absolutely beautiful silk fans from previous dynasties. He walked past, his bodyguards trailing, turned my head and eyes for the meticulously neat beautiful human male and caught me dayghter's eye as she too had gawked him. 

A stranger from dreams as fantasy. Nice! ~A~



 

 

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oh wow!!

It's those shocking, blissful, surprise moments in life that keep me going!  What a place to meet a prince.... Surrounded by beautiful fans.  I could die from a pun overdose.  Better stop now!!!!!!