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divine chaos
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dancing 'neath the moon

0 posted 2006-08-03 11:34 AM



Her Story:

Lounging in the courtyard
Beneath the willow tree
Surrounded by her boisterous friends
The girl curled up to read

She came prepared for all the noise
with a player of CD's
and earphones to stick in her ears
to drown out noise and read in peace

She glanced up intermittently to grin
at the antics of her friends
Then bury herself back in her book
Determined to reach the end

Upward from her book she glanced
and saw him walking toward them,
the timid boy moved with  resolve
as his long strides brought him closer

She smiled as she watched him walk
across the courtyard lawn
then nosedived back into her read,
music pumping in her ears
fingers drumming to the beat

Lost, she was, in the pages, reading
of dragons and knights so bold
Oblivious to those around her
as the story did unfold

In the corner of her periphery
She spied a pair of feet
and looked up to find the boy
looking at her expectantly

She pulled the earphones from her ears
A sheepish smile sent his way
"Um, hi, were you talking to me?
I'm sorry, what did you say?"

He stuttered for a minute
his face a blazing red,
then pointed to his wrist,
"Do you have the time?" He said.

*************************

His Story:

He had watched her from afar
Since the day when first he saw her
Too shy to ever approach the girl
'Cause she was one of the 'populars.'

He painted pictures in his head
A new scenario every day
Of all the things he'd say to her,
but for courage, the words to convey

Months went by, he thought and thought
And finally plucked the courage up
Today he'd march right up to her
And ask to take her out

He spied her heading for her tree,
her ever present book to read,
surrounded by her crazy friends,
and nearly lost his nerve.

He  gave himself a pep talk
As across the lawn he strode
She sent a smile right to him then,
so he was feeling rather bold.

He stopped there right beside her
and the words came pouring out
"Hi, my name is Alexander
and I'd love to take you out"

"You see, I've often watched you
and I wanted so to speak,
to get to know you better
but you made my knees so weak"

"I finally decided that
today was a good day
to come out here and tell you
everything I had to say"

"I hope I've not offended
and what I've said, you'll think about,
since I've finally plucked the courage
to come and ask you for a date"

She looked up, a little startled,
and gave him a shy grin
His heart soared to the heavens
and he thought, "Oh Gosh, I'm in!"

She tugged the earphones from her ears
He didn't notice right away,
and then he heard the lovely voice,
"I'm sorry, what did you say?"

He prayed the sun would melt him,
with blush, his cheeks did blaze,
He stuttered as he tried to think
of something intelligent to say.

He asked her for the time
and with brisk walk he did go,
smacking himself in the forehead,
under his breath a muttered
"D'oh!"

© Copyright 2006 Sheli Carmichael - All Rights Reserved
Earth Angel
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Realms of Light
1 posted 2006-08-03 11:43 AM


Sheli, there is something so sweetly divine about this write. It is charming, innocent, and totally engaging!

Sending you a warm hug 'n smile,
Linda


divine chaos
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since 2006-07-09
Posts 617
dancing 'neath the moon
2 posted 2006-08-03 11:48 AM


aww thankies Linda,
*smiles*  

it's an old story that I decided to put in writing, even though I feel it came out a little clunky ... but I can tell ya, the boy was absolutely adorable  -- 'cause the girl with the book ..
well, that was me  
*chuckles*  

glad you enjoyed it!
~*Sheli*~


By words the mind is winged
~Aristophanes~

the quell
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since 2006-07-19
Posts 144
Liverpool, UK
3 posted 2006-08-03 12:02 PM


This is SO sweet! The boy was adorable; loved it.
aziza
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since 2006-07-09
Posts 2995
Lumpy Oatmeal makes me Crazy!
4 posted 2006-08-04 02:04 AM


I love you.
And I found this bittersweet.
It made me smile as I wiped the tears off my cheeks.
I love you.

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