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The Encounter Poems-Three

December 8, 2012 / Juliana Lightle / Leave a comment

Portland

It never snows here.

Now it is snowing.

The hotel bar is crowded.

No one’s on the streets.

He says,

“Come with me to my ship.”

He’s a freighter captain.

On board, he begs,

“Spend the night!”

On a freighter?

He takes me out to breakfast.

We wander in the snow.

Back home, my friend asks,

“Did you get laid?”

I laugh.

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Juliana Lightle

Juliana Lightle

Raised on a family farm in Northwestern Missouri, I became a singer, college administrator, corporate manager, educator, and author. My first poem was published in a statewide anthology when I was in high school. I am a former member of the Board for the Story Circle Network, a group of women dedicated to women telling their stories. I have a Ph.D from The Ohio State University and a B.A. and M.A. from the University of Rhode Island. I have taught high school English and Spanish and raised horses in the Panhandle of Texas. Now, I sing, write, garden, cook, and wander in the San Gabriel Valley in LA County, California. My memoir in poetry "On the Rim of Wonder", was published in April 2014 by Uno Mundo Press. Book three, "You're Gonna Eat That!? Adventures with Food, Family, and Friends", is available online from Amazon and Barnes and Noble or can order from your favorite bookstore.

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