A Pleasant Encounter

It happened by chance,

for between the query,

and the point of sale,

there were many goof-ups,

besides the waste of time.

Courtesy – an inept salesman,

and our many lingos.

Yet she patiently persisted,              

for her need was urgent,

and the computer Shoppe,

was the only one around,

that’s when I intervened,

to make the task easier,

for her and the salesman. 

“You a techie?” she asked,

as she waited for the bill.

”An underpaid writer,” I replied.

“What about you,” I asked.

“Pursuing my M Tech” she said.

”What do you write?” she asked,

” Just about anything,” I parried.

“Pick a topic,” I teased,

she tried but gave up .

“Can you write about me,”

she asked with a smile.

I nod ‘n’ wished I was younger,

by a quarter of a C or more;

as I reflected, clients drop-in.

Magic’s lost, moment’s broken,

she stepped out and so did I.

we bid each other no adieu,

and just melted into the crowd,

to become strangers once again.

Yet I had a word to keep,

and finish what I  started.

This here is to the comely one...,

What I saw when you walked in,

was brains and a sense of poise,

focus and a tad of prudence,

the more we spoke, I understood,

that before me was the reflection,

of my nation’s future… its hope.