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Just One Look

kurt philip behm

She wasn’t a beauty
though pretty enough
Her gait charismatic
 with looks to rebuff

He wanted to stop her
he waited and watched
For light in the tunnel
one chance not to botch

At last she took notice
his heart beating fast
Their eyes locked together
a fleeting repast

Time was suspended
new love in the air
As she boarded her plane
—leaving only a stare

(The New Room: November, 2023)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on November 19, 2023

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Scheme ABXB CXXX XXCA XDXD C
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 394
Words 76
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
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kurt philip behm

Longtime writer with twelve books in publication. Three of them Poetry. : The Death Of The Playground : The Sword Of Ichiban : Searching For Crazy Horse : Darkening Sun : An Anthology Of Perception-Vol's 1 & 2 : After Midnight : Sammy And Bumpers : The Fall City Mandate : Revenge Along The War Trail : Death from The Sky more…

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