there must be noise
he tells her
for our duet adieu

there must be noise
he bellows
his thoughts all impromtu

there must be noise
he whispers
come closer ingenue

there must be noise
he mumbles
when tactile tempts askew

there must be noise
he lectures
when arousal breaks curfew

there must be noise
he shouts now
await your turn in queue

there must be noise
he's finished
a party to the coup
of a quiet understanding
a hush falls
she heard it
across her land

a hush fell
she fears
a state so bland

a hush had fallen
she gathered
her thoughts all out of hand

a hush had fallen
she loathes
the unplanned

a hush fell
she provoked
a countermand

a hush had fallen
she waited
for the honorand

a hush had fallen
she made her way
crashing the gate
for a chance to understand

tete a tete
copyright Inlow Civil
...jgoldberg (c)
with a head tilt to doug story
who among other things
said
words beget words
drawing by Ursula McKenzie
...R Doug Story