Can a brief encounter change a life? |
Christmas Vision Snowflakes drift gently from powder-puff clouds, floating and swirling ‘round last-minute crowds. Fighting back panic, I must find a gift to perfectly bridge a marital rift. Tension increases in dark solstice days, too much expected from too little saved. I want this! I want that! Work is a drag. Greedy kids, bully boss, wife who’s a nag. Frustration snapping, I stormed from the house. Now I need magic to soothe a sore spouse. Perfection appears from out of the night emerging 'twixt twinkles of holiday light. Curls cascading from bright colored cap, figure adorned with a chic winter wrap. Delicate features, eyes mesmerizing, ruby red lips with a smile tantalizing. Beautiful angel, melting my heart with holiday hopes to make a fresh start. I flash on a vision, almost in reach, crystal clear water, life on the beach. Abandon my have-to, go on the run, escape from the dreary, relax in the sun. Love, unexpected, could bloom with a glance in one random turning, a meeting by chance. I try to be clever, toss out a line. She blithely ignores it, walks right on by. Fantasy fades, hope goes up in flames. The embers wink out as she’s walking away. A pang of regret cuts sharp as a knife. I rejoin the crowd, return to real life. Author's note: ▼ |