observations on a college campus poetry reading/ and while sitting with a seven year old in a silly

college campus- Poetry reading--observation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ younger, hungry eyes glance at me just briefly... a once over look at the other side of what once would have held their gaze much longer a quick inventory then a sad dismissal of the quality of the stock they move on eyes roving... ~ I always toss them a polite smile and watch them .........long after they have dissappeared into the haze of youth ~ then I chuckle softly to myself knowing that they've missed the vast warehouses of the very attributes they are seeking stored high on the shelves within my soul far above the vanities that their present needs require ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~artis ~ Observations with a seven year old, in a silly mood ~ wee smirks splay into H U G E  G R I N S :)(: just looking at you gazing at me brings on funny facial quirks awakening muscles seldom excercised enough in life yours stretch easily over tiny pearly whites while mine strain across well-ground ivories just one split-second in time divided into / two endless smiles endless because I'll carry them in a small pocket of my heart to savor in the lean years when you are gone and when my solo smile reveals just empty gums and sighs. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~artis Written February 27th, 2002 © on Feb 27 2002 01:45 AM PST   0 • 14