Well, there was nothing else to do, <br />homework had been assigned <br />to late tomorrow, after lunch, <br />and this was just a day, too good <br />to stay inside and let the world go by. <br /> <br />I walked, which I would never do <br />without a cause, toward the edge <br />of our small town, where students <br />of the arts and sciences co-habited. <br /> <br />There was a pub, about two miles away, <br />it was the logic of the destination <br />which attracted me, a sunny day it was. <br />A rhythmic sound disturbed my mind, <br />it was created by a hoe between the stalks <br />of golden corn in a small garden by the road, <br />and God had seen to it, a maiden with red hair <br />had been commanded to be waiting just for me. <br /> <br />I struck, not being shy beyond my horniness <br />up a small talk which quickly led to conversation. <br />She had a smile that would have told the weeds <br />to seek their pleasures in the field, somewhere. <br />Strangely enough I never offered her my services, <br />but there was talk all afternoon until the night. <br /> <br />Turned out her dad had been the mayor of the town <br />for twenty years and he was tough with his two girls, <br />he was a gentleman and had a heart of gold, <br />but there were canons standing by at City Hall. <br /> <br />We were just children of a time that you will miss, <br />there was a sweetness to humanity to please <br />our expectations of a world that saw a kiss <br />as celebration of the never-ending tease.<br /><br />Herbert Nehrlich<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-never-ending-tease/
