A Certain Smile.

It was on my regular walk, when I first saw her
with her beautiful red hair, flowing in the breeze.
A lovely young girl, in her teens
always happy to smile at me 
and to say hello.
She was much younger then.

Now when I see her, she has the look of woman
and a young man holds her hand.
I saw them both walking towards me the other day
coming from the woods nearby.                                                                                     
His face a little flushed and her hair still lovely,                                                                 
but rather ruffled.

They both seemed a little self conscious
when they passed by me                                                                                              
and as she said hello,
she seemed to look different,                                                                                         
as she gave me a certain smile,                                                                                   
something I’d not seen for a long time.

Then I realised what I had seen,                                                                                     
he was her first love,
we all know the signs.                                                                                                      
I think she may have shared                                                                                         
her passion with him
for the very first time.

I haven’t  seen them for quite a while.
They probably have other ways                                                                                       
of spending time together now,                                                                                        
than walks through the woods.
But I think I will always remember her,
with her lovely red hair and that certain smile.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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April 29, 2010 at 9:13 AM
quite cute the things that catch ones attention,..p.d.
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