I Watch (A Three Word Wednesday Poem)

Word prompts this week from ThreeWordWednesday are: 　

 

Affinity; noun: A natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc; inherent likeness or agreement; close resemblance or connection.

Fidget; verb: To move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently; noun: Often, fidgets. the condition or an instance of being nervously restless, uneasy, or impatient.

Mention; verb: to refer briefly to, name, specify, or speak of; noun: A direct or incidental reference; a mentioning.



Photo courtesy of Connie Schlossberg Using a Creative Commons license from Flickr.com

I watch her,

curiosity lifting

my coffee cup

to my lips as

I trust my blue

eyes won't be

seen behind my

glasses as I watch,

like a middle

aged Harriet the

Spy I write in my

notebook:

"She fidgets with the red

cuff on her sleeve. It is

slightly damp and faded

ever so slightly. Did

I mention she seems

to have an affinity for all

things Japanese? A

zen tea, a collection

of haiku, unopened in

front of her, a purse with

Anime characters half

dead, half alive."

I watch him,

her boyfriend

brother boss

blind date

bill collector

bandmate approach

her, a cross

between a sneer

and a smile between

them.

Her restless movement

stops. She becomes

entirely

still.

I watch them.



Comments

[Sheilagh Lee]

Wonderful that is what a writer does great description.

[Old Egg]

Observation is so important for a writer. You have got it so right as each subject is a candidate for your pen.

[Jae Rose]

I love the run of 'b' words..really built up the restlessness before she becomes still..coffee shop watching is the best..Jae

[Pat Cegan]

Fun and well done! Thanks! hugs, pat

[Abby]

I love this; I feel like the mom watching her teenaged daughter with her boyfriend. I also love the way you tied the concept of youth into the poem with the Harriet the Spy analogy.

[Sharp Little Pencil]

Julie, you made the relationship between the two of them soooo deliciously creepy. Also, brought up memories of my daughter, Riley, who used to draw manga on all her schoolwork. Needless to say, now an artist!

Great take on the 3WW! Amy

[ThomG]

Really liked the construction of this, but the voyeurism as well.

[Dee]

there is nothing like people watching...I could picture the whole scene. Great descriptiveness here :)

[Madeleine Begun Kane]

Very nice job using those prompt words!