sometimes they just won’t leave him alone
he has commandeered a table by himself
coffee a novel half an hour of peace
but she has come uninvited
ignoring other available options
to sit at his table
very close
an intruder into private space
he is now concentrating hard on the novel
working at ignoring her
but it is difficult
every inward breath is an aural extravaganza
every exhalation is accompanied
by a sterterous moan
soft but audible
she leans towards him and she is a talker
a fidget
forever moving in the corner of his vision
she speaks something at him
he doesn’t respond beyond gripping the book
tighter
a serviette is manhandled into shape
the sound of her nose being blown
like a fanfare of trumpets at the gates of heaven
is startlingly loud
he jumps
and breathy moaning is now accompanied
by the vigorous snorts and snuffles
of a moist process of adjustment
THAT MUST BE A GOOD BOOK
he has to look at her
a large-breasted cardigan-ed septuagenarian
all gappy smile and innocent curiosity
yes it’s a good book
there are some days when you couldn’t beat them off
if you had a large stick
© Frank Prem, 2002
LOL …. sorry, but this is really well observed and described …. has me chuckling at the layers and scene 🙂
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A big stick needed.
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clearly 🙂
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Love it! Cardiganned septuagenarian…. I can see her clearly and the nose blowing and snuffling had me chuckling.Thanks.
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She was a cracker, Anne. Glad you enjoyed.
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Thanks for the links.
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To funny. Even though it interrupted your quiet time.
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Thank you. It was pretty funny at the time, as I recall.
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I had to scroll down to read your blog today. I posted late and you are always first or close to it!
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Well, thank you for looking! I’m honored. At the moment the prompt shows up at 10:00 pm over here, so I do my posts and go off to bed. Later when Daylight savings kicks in it’ll be 11:00 and then midnight. I might not be all that sharp in my posting then.
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Lol! Not buying that. I finally figured out that I don’t have to seek and find your post, I’ll just follow it! Color me slow…..
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Welcome.
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