Blessing

 

It was a routine dinner appointment

or so I tried telling myself, suppressing

any rising excitement, so disappointment

would not rule. A yellow bud guessing

at the bond, while I denied acknowledgement

 

A tiny booth, carpet a bit frayed and worn,

as dim lights cast an unromantic gloom,

giving the room a unexpectedly careworn

look, but for the lively band that boomed

the “oldies” with the fervour of a newborn

 

Repeatedly we filled a chit to request

one long-lost song after another, our toes

tapping a lively beat,  infused with zest

to live in the present those verses composed

in another era, but now a gift which blessed

 ~Glowing Embers~

15th Dec 2005

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