I Thought About Her

 

I thought about her as the

Second month of summer

Unfolded hot and humid,

Saw her in her tiny plot

Poking, pressing, pulling,

All of the things that only

A mature woman could

Do justice to in a garden,

Neighbourhood boys peeking

Nonchalantly over sunglasses,

Watching for a revealing bit

Of something that would

Keep their late night

Conversations sizzling

Well past September,

A bottle of wine or two

Chilling, waiting for what

She had planned for after.

 

Stephen Nesbitt ©

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