Sitting… watching folk go by
Creating tales… I don’t know why
Strangers… leading their normal day
Lead characters… they tend to play
Faces… change into someone new
Illicit affairs… if they only knew
Vampires… that young couple there
A pirate… sitting on that chair
Dancers… running quickly past
Time-travellers… they won’t be last
Astronauts… who’ve just come home
Secret agents… chatting on their phone
Lawyers… no, that’s not right
They’re singers… preparing for tonight
Shopkeepers… dentists… builders… vets…
Supporting artists… and all the rest
Appear… within my movie-mind
Yet not one knows… and that’s just fine!
People Watching
16 responses to “People Watching”
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This posting reminds me of a piece of writing that I did years ago, it was set in the 1980’s and as I remember, it flowed rather nicely just like this one of yours does, I will have to find that one out and have a read of it, well if I can find it that is 😦
Thank you for adding this one Sir Aquatom it is not only a brilliant piece of writing but it has also reminded me of a time gone by, long before I wrote any horror stories and poems 🙂
Be very well Tom 🙂
Androgoth
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And you, Andro! I’m pleased my post has invoked a memory within you! 🙂
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Amazing what you see within a sea of faces Tom… 🙂 loved this poem.. Hope you have a good second half of the week.. ~Sue
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Thanks, Sue… yes, my mind can wander when I’m left to my own devices as people constantly walk on by…
I hope you’re having a good week too! 🙂LikeLike
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I always love your poems, Tom, but this one brought specific people back to me in the faces you conjured.
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Hi Andra… hope they were brought back to you in a good way… 🙂 and thanks for liking my rhymes… 🙂
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Love it! 🙂 To “see” the inner workings of your mind..creating stories about the people around you. I had a visual of 2 ballet dances in full outfit, tutu and all running past you are you sat on a bench with a little grin on your face..watching the people pass..lol.
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Hi Shree… I didn’t see the ballet dancers going by, but I do now! 😆 However, I don’t think anyone will ever see the inner workings of my mind – it’s a VERY strange place 😉
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This is lovely! It makes me want to play at people-watching, too.
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It’s fun, Diane, although it can cause time to run away with itself…
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That was brilliant, Tom!
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Thank you once again, Deb! 🙂
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And thank you once again as well, Prenin! 🙂
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Every person’s a story, Tom 🙂 Loved this.
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Hi Kate… sometimes, they make the story themselves, other times we have to make it for them! 🙂
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