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Click hereThere is still some romance
In this world
Outside of Hollywood
It's in the face of the high school boy
Stammering his way
Through the prom invitation
To the girl
Who was "almost" Homecoming Queen
In the flicker of the candle
In a college dorm room
As the couple
Uncorks the white zinfandel
And discuss
Life after graduation
In the footprints
On the moonlit beach
Leading back to Gucci shoes
As they worry whether
He'll be transferred to Seattle
Or whether she's pregnant
And why not
In the clutched hands
Standing at the suburb door
As the daughter in red satin prom dress
Walks the path
To where the all-city quarterback
Holds the rented limo door
It remains
As the couple on the steps
Of the retirement home
On Florida's western shore
Hold each other tight
While the sun meets the sea
Romance surrounds us
And the fools who deny it
Are simply blind
Outside the movie theater
... of Judith Viorst's work (which is a compliment in my book). Well done, Bel.
~Imp
My eyes teared on the red prom dress. This one tugs the heart. GREAT JOB!