The blue umbrella

Two treatments of the same event:

The Blue Umbrella

Beneath the blue umbrella,
They are alone, together.
As if the blue-tinted shadow
Created thick walls around them,
Enclosed, and private,
On the busy street corner.
She leans back to receive
His kiss.

May 16, 2008

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The blue umbrella casts its shadow
Like transparent walls around the two:
She leans back
To receive
His kisses.
Alone, together, in shades of blue,
A rock in the passing strangers’ flow.


May 16, 2008