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0 posted 2004-09-05 12:02 PM






Woman On A Bus

I see her every time I go
Into the city and I know
Just where she lives, but not her name
And it has always seemed a shame
That we can't visit on our way
And add a bright note to our day!

I always smile and say "hello"
And she responds, but lets me know
That she prefers to sit alone.
I feel rebuffed and yet I've known
From the start, no inclination
Lay in casual conversation.

Now she's not pretty, but her face
Is memorable and from my place,
I study her and try to find
What keeps her image in my mind.
I think it is the sadness there.
An element of deep despair.

She wears a cloak of mystery
And fascinates a part of me
That always wants to understand
The "ins" and "outs" of what's at hand
And so we ride, day after day.
She in her seat across the way.

I guess that it will never change
And yet it does seem very strange
Two women, all alone as we,
Can't join in camaraderie!

Published in Iliad Press, 1994

Betty Lou Hebert

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1 posted 2004-09-05 02:14 AM


Yes it is strange that such close proximity doesn't proceed to something more.  Intriguing.  I keep wondering about Marge in that storm.  Joyce
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2 posted 2004-09-05 09:34 AM


I'ma people watcher too Enjoyed.
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3 posted 2004-09-05 03:13 PM


Dear Joyce:

I share your concerns about Marge.  It scared me to learn they had decided against evacuating and are riding out the storm at home.

Thanks for commenting on the poem.

Love
Betty Lou

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4 posted 2004-09-05 03:14 PM


msflame:  Thanks for leaving a comment. People are certainly intriguing creatures!

Betty Lou

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enjoyed this
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6 posted 2004-09-06 03:26 AM


passing shadows:  I'm glad you liked this and thanks for commenting!

Betty Lou

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7 posted 2004-09-08 06:00 PM


Dear Betty Lou,

I enjoyed this very much. It seems so strange that two people end up keeping their distance when they both could be sharing.

Love,
patricia

'When you find a dream within your heart, don't ever let it go.
For dreams are the tiny seeds from which tomorrow grows.'

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8 posted 2004-09-08 06:54 PM


Patricia: That's what I always thought! Thanks for commenting.

Betty Lou

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9 posted 2004-09-13 06:15 AM


Dear Betty Lou

I can relate to this woman on the bus.  She is afraid of making human contact for fear of rejection or fear that the relationship will not last.  If you care for someone and then they die or move away, it hurts.  The woman on the bus keeps her distance because she does not want to get hurt again.  

A lovely poem.

Love Isobel ox


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10 posted 2004-09-13 06:52 PM


Dear Isobel:

I suspect you are right.  This is a really old memory of the World War II years, when I used to see a young woman on the bus, as I have described.  I always felt she had suffered some grave personal loss!

Thanks for your comments.

Love
Betty Lou

Betty Lou Hebert

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