A Brief Case Exchange

The spiral staircase made her high heels sing
as quickly she descended to ground floor.
She’d pulled it off! Her briefcase held the proof.
How proud of her would be her paramour!

How carefully they’d planned the pefect heist.
He’d groomed her well in all she had to do.
She’d faked credentials and gained trust in them.
Then precious relics she had access to.

From here, the City Churches pierced the mist
where they would meet. Her man made no mistakes.
She’d take a case identical from him,
return to the museum with the fakes!

While making the exchange, she nervously
had dropped the case of relics! He was there
to quickly stuff them back in their briefcase.
He closed it, and now smiling, crossed the square.

The fakes in hand, back to her job she ran,
clueless that her man she’d not see again!

June 6, 2018 
for Viv Wigley's One Nine And Sixteen Upgrade Version Poetry Contest
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Delaney Avatar
June 24, 2018 at 5:27 AM
The dirty double-crosser....good take on the words. I have been out gardening all week. Still chasing my elusive Muse. Congrats on your winning poem. SuZ
George   Avatar
June 22, 2018 at 9:29 AM
Great story telling, Andrea. Many congrats on your win. Elaine
Sinha-Roy Avatar
June 22, 2018 at 1:33 AM
Congratulations on your great win, Andrea.
Lawless Avatar
June 21, 2018 at 6:41 AM
DUPED!!! nice little story Andrea. A quite interesting take on the three line theme.
Cunningham Avatar
June 20, 2018 at 11:10 PM
Back with congratulations Andrea. Tom
Wigley Avatar
June 20, 2018 at 11:10 PM
Congrats, Andrea, on your double dealing duplicitous entry. Viv x
Callus Avatar
June 11, 2018 at 3:41 PM
Is love that blind? ...or was she a blonde, Andrea? :) Or had she played a double game, prepared her own fakes, and passed those to her accomplice! ~ Regards // paul
Walker Avatar
June 10, 2018 at 5:54 PM
Oh, what a horrible man. What love can make one do. And this would make a wonderful movie.
Horsman Avatar
June 8, 2018 at 4:35 PM
Good luck Andrea with this intriguing poem..
Krutsinger Avatar
June 8, 2018 at 9:48 AM
I love it that he is such a snake she has no clue; a warning to others. Nice!
Ajmal Avatar
June 8, 2018 at 5:27 AM
Ahh, this is a really wonderful poem, full of imaginations and finally the twist in it, you have certainly written a great story by three compulsory lines, good luck in the contest, I expect it to do well in it.
Sergi Avatar
June 7, 2018 at 5:17 PM
How wisely you filled in the prompts I made an attempt with the Blessed Tryst but no bites yet,
Cunningham Avatar
June 7, 2018 at 1:54 AM
Well written verse Andrea, it was like a scene from a film. Good luck. Tom
Allison Avatar
June 7, 2018 at 12:25 AM
oh what a clever twist to the story and I love the word play in the title . Got to see this at the top Andrea:-) hugs jan xx
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