Flying Home

An Encounter

I was flying back home to Amarillo, Texas.
He was talking to me as we boarded
the flight in Philadelphia.
By coincidence we sat next to one another.
He wasnt shy, told me how lucky he was
to be sitting next to a pretty lady.

The man sitting in front overheard what he said
and turned around and looked at us.
He asked if I was married and I told him yes.
He seemed to be disappointed

and told me it was just his bad luck.

When we reached the airport in Dallas,
he asked if he could get my suitcase overhead.
I went to take it from him but he told me it was alright

and he carried it like a gentleman through the airport.
He said,he would like to have a glass of wine in the bar with me

but was in a hurry to catch another flight.
He shook my hand and said goodbye and told me

it was nice to have met me and walked away.

I caught my flight to Amarillo.
I walked to the steps in the airport

and saw my husband waiting at the top;

as I dragged the heavy suitcase up the steep steps to meet him.

 

Home sweet home again.

 

©SyberRose

 

 

 

Author's Note

Thank you for reading.

Reviews

[lee von cleef]

We have been a lot of the same places, Top of the planes ramp the Albuquerque air a dry sponge bath of western reality, no Brandy-wine Christ Church ,Christiana One Hundred,Old La Mesa's Chope's ,Amarillo maybe the coldest city on 66,Your plane ride was great, and to think you got to meet a cowboy in the air,

[SyberRose]

Actually he wasnt...he was from Pa...yes alot of hail in Amarillo too. thanks for visiting again today...appreciate it.

[lee von cleef]

His sensibilities felt western.

[Marie]

A chance encounter can be much sweeter for being brief...

[SyberRose]

Yes you are right Marie...as least I got my luggage carried ha.

[WILDERNESS]

v nice..................pretty woman gets the best of both ends :)

[SyberRose]

Thank you so much for reading...I appreciate your comments...SyberRose

[david r. lessard]

nice write and thank you for your kind comment on my poem.

[SyberRose]

Thank you so much and you are welcome...SyberRose

[quinfinn]

those little sweet chance encounters which make us feel desirable and yet remind us of what we have...i live for them, because they really are life affirming and positive...as long as we do the right thing. i love this write, truly, it touches all of us more deeply than you may realize.

[SyberRose]

Thank you Quinn...yes they make nice stories haa..if nothing else.I appreciate those kind comments... SyberRose

[quinfinn]

always a pleasure to read you....