Monday, August 28, 2023

Sometimes when you start writing you just don’t know what is going to come out. The thoughts kick in and words flow like there is no tomorrow. If it could only be this easy!

In this case I started with a title and easily came up with the first part. After that it was a question of what Stephen King says, “What happens next?” And the rest was history.


Five Short Minutes


Five short minutes

That’s all the time I have

Five short minutes

I wish I had the gift of gab

Five short minutes

To spend some time with you

Five short minutes

What am I going to do


As the bus pulled to a stop

In this no name town

I stepped through the door

And saw you looking around

I put a smile on my face 

As you looked me in the eye

I only had five short minutes

I had to give it a try


Hello how do you do 

What is it that makes you smile

How long have you been standing here

Has it been quite a while 

What is that scent you wear

That is driving me up the wall

I love the clothes you wear

What makes you seem so tall


Well now I said my words

I did that without a doubt

I got back on the bus

And saw her looking all about

A flash of skirt, a steady walk

Heads turned every way

As she headed for the bus

Before it went on its way


Down the aisle was where she strode

A huge grin on her face

And she did ask of me

Is anyone sitting in this place

You said so much I couldn’t talk

So I had to take a ride

Just to see what’s up with you

So now listen to my side

Copyright 2023
by Bill Ferguson
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