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Aged Mavens

Steel blue eyes matching hair concentrating hanging on every word Wrinkles form around the perimeter Guarded, buttressed full natural lips Intently hanging on every word Kicked by unaware intruder Mindlessly stumbles over a misplaced foot focus back to ancients Partners hair white as untouched snow at daylight Oblivious to the world They chat, express entwine Lands lending to the intensity of their conversation Bent elbow on sunlit sill show slits of silver of her eyes locked in on orator slight response reflective repose … Animated expressions move this speech Steely eyes locked in rock back now broad smile. Lunch is over …

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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