His Gaze -Edited
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I pared down the new poem I wrote a few days ago to fit this in the 136 words contest.
Longer version is titled TODAY.
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Today I caught a young student staring at me.
This young man, who seldom comes to class,
greets me, nonetheless, with a beaming smile
the days he does show up!
This adventurer (who once described how
he had driven backroads of Alaska all by himself
to enjoy its raw beauty) is an unassuming, attractive man.
When I noticed him watching me,
he did not too quickly withdraw his gaze
as I would have expected someone to do.
His dreamy look held a soft touch of wistfulness.
It both flattered and puzzled me,
for I must be at least thirty-five years his senior.
When he left my classroom,
I was left to conjure
my words for this poem.
In a different time and place
I probably would have followed up
on what that gaze
had been about!
Aug. 24, 2019
for John Lawless' One Hundred And Thirty Six Words Poetry Contest Poetry Number of words checked by Wordcounter.net
Copyright © Andrea Dietrich | Year Posted 2019
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