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by cmiab at 7/6/2008 2:39:57 PM
IT SEEMS LIKE MOST MORNINGS AROUND FIVE SHE WALKS BY
TOWARDS THE LOCAL DINER
ALWAYS A TWINKLE IN HER EYE, LIKE A STAR IN THE SKY
SHE’LL WAVE BACK IF SHE SEE’S YOU AND HOLLAR A SOFT “HELLO”
AS IF YOU’VE ALWAYS KNOWN HER AT LEAST I THINK SO.
AND IT SEEMS THEN AROUND 5:30 HE CAN BE SEEN JOGGING
IN THAT SAME DIRECTION
MY WIFE IS TAKEN BY HIS VERY TAN COMPLEXION
AND YES WE’VE ALL HAD OUR SPECULATIONS
IN SMALL TOWNS THERE IS ALWAYS SUCH SUGGESTION
THE WAITRESS THERE IS MISS EILEEN, SHE HAS NO ISSUE
WITH WHAT SHE’S SEEN
ALWAYS READY TO GAB IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
OF COURSE WE HAVE TO LISTEN COULDN’T BE MISSING
ANY OF HER DISHINGS ON THESE TWO HUMAN BEINGS.
WE’VE COME TO KNOW HER A DIVORCEE AND HE A WIDOWER
WHO IS ALWAYS CHIPPER
SHE WE’VE GUESSED IS FIFTYISH AND HE’S A BIT HER SENIOR
SOMEDAYS SHE’LL HAVE A BAGEL WITH HER CUP OF TEA
HE ALWAYS HAS THE SPECIAL AND THEN HE DOTES ON HER
THEY LIKE THE LITTLE WINDOW BOOTH DOWN AT THE FAR END
AS IF RESERVED FOR THEM
EILEEN SAYS THEY SMILE A LOT AND ACT LIKE BEST FRIENDS
SHE OFTEN HEARS THEM LAUGHING WHEN SHE COMES TO TEND
ONCE SHE SAW HIM STROKE HER HAND BUT WASN’T SURE OF WHEN
ONE DAY THEY ARRIVED TOGETHER AND WERE HOLDING HANDS
EXCITED ABOUT PLANS
SEEMS THEY WERE GOING TO MARRY AT THE CHURCH OF THE SANDS
IN TWO WEEKS ON SATURDAY HIS BROTHER WOULD BE BEST MAN
HER SISTER, THE MAID OF HONOR, HER NAME WAS MARY ANNE
THE WHOLE TOWN WAS INVITED TO SHARE THEIR SPECIAL DAY
THEY’D HAVE IT NO OTHER WAY
DETAILS WERE FREELY GIVEN AS EILEEN WOULD DARE TO SAY
ABOUT ALL THE TRIMMINGS EVEN THE BAND THAT WOULD PLAY
WE ALL ATTENDED AND FOR GOOD WEATHER WE DID PRAY.
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