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Nice Meeting You Too

 
today Zoe and I get in the Taurus
head over to
Martha Sowell Utley Memorial Library
here in Thibodaux
she likes to bark at the ducks
while I throw bread for them to eat
there's one big old black and white duck
I call Nero
because of the crown of unruly white hair
on top of his head
library is located along the bank
of Lafourche Bayou as it rolls southward
my mutt loves it
there's always children and adults
to meet and greet
an enjoyable time for us both
along the bayou over the water
is a nice boardwalk
with safety rails of course
people can walk the length of it
stop and watch ducks swimming
throw them food
turtles and fish fight over the food
much fun
we went there this afternoon
doing our thing
strolling down the boardwalk
Zoe would stop every so often
bark at the ducks
making friends with humans
an occasional squirrel ran across the back lawn
not many people were there today
except for one young woman
sitting on one of the benches
on the boardwalk
she was
between sixteen and twenty
how the hell do you tell these days
black, sportin’ a modified afro
as we approached I saw a tablet
laying on her lap
does your dog bite
she wanted to know
for Zoe was straining to get to her
shook my head
said, "Naw, she just likes to make friends"
the woman patted Zoe
I tried to make out the writing on the tablet
couldn't, but I was curious
because of the way the lines were so staggered
I asked, "You write poetry"
she looked stunned, but
nodded, said she did
I said I did too
wanted to know
if she went online with her poems
she didn't
asked her what she wrote about
she didn't say
except that just things I think about
next time I see her
think I'll give her DU's address
I'd love to read what she has to say
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