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Topic: Husband and Wife (08/08/14)
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TITLE: I saw them pass | Previous Challenge Entry
By Ellen Carr
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Arms draping, holding tight,
Two Generations Xs,
Shoulder leaning, head angled,
For them the world was right.
They passed their love in smiles,
Eyes aglow with light.
Slow-walking feet meandered.
Perhaps they walked for miles,
Their world was shiny bright.
Their names I never knew
And yet I understood
Their love was young and strong
I hoped they would stay true
I prayed they truly would.
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I saw them pass, striding out,
Chests puffed, sneakered feet,
Two label-clad, just-forties,
Heads up, devoid of doubt,
Well dressed, hair super neat.
They didn't speak, just strode,
Speedometers on fast,
Intent on physicality.
Indeed they barely slowed,
As, purpose-filled, they passed.
Their names I never knew,
And yet I understood,
Their lives were short of time,
Together they'd push through.
They did it for their good.
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I saw them pass, hands clasped,
Backs bent, eyes a-shining,
Two overcoated septuagenarians,
Life embraced and grasped,
Leaning in, heads inclining.
I heard them speaking plans,
Turn-taking, ears attuning,
Finishing each other's thoughts
Through telepathic scans,
Simple words, rich communing.
Their names I never knew,
Yet still I understood,
That years had weathered them
In times of just-make-do.
Together, things were good.
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