H is for Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter

The
Plush
Lush
Believing
Herself
Lusc'
Clung to
Her bag
And confessed
With animated
Intimacy
Her
Purchase of
Gin and brandy.
My social smile
Reached her
And encouraged further
She held my arm
With a warmth
That lit my
Horror
And went unnoticed.
Her husband
Politely
With sobriety
Practised delicacy
And profound love
Ended the encounter.

Dave Randall?
March 2000