Standing on the Metro platform in silence and solemnity,
her many years and cares are etched upon her face.
Clasped hands held high above her head,
brought down and raised again
to release a gleaming silver coin.
It arcs in the air and falls to the floor
over which she bends slowly
and picks it up and stares at its face.
She pauses and then repeats the process.
What answer does she seek?
People watch spellbound and give her space.
She picks up her precious coin and tucks it away.
A stranger's intimate moment.
2020
(from the book Discoveries In The Dark by Doris Potter)
© Doris Potter
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