Another tangent:
The conversation started on a course of alexandrines,
Proceeded to the meaning of Pierre de Ronsard's lambskins.
It wasn't long before we turned to academic patter,
To stresses and seniority, the pay squeeze and the matter
Of all the ways an applicant for Ph.D. must play
In order to impress the college faculty one day.
And though it wasn't intimate, a glow came through the phone
As if you thought flirtation was the entree to some throne.
"Let's meet at nine for drinks at Googie's, you must know the place"—
The thought occurred I wasn't ready for a face-to-face.
Bravura came from somewhere and we made a date for later;
Thus it was we each became the other's compensator.
Terese
[This message has been edited by Terese Coe (edited December 06, 2002).]
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