"Ooo, can I see?" she asked with a grin

I had no choice but to let her in

I had opened the door a bit too wide

And she was able to peek inside.

What she saw was really nothing

But, she just had to make it something.

Her nosiness was quite well known

In the neighborhood and around the town.

Always snooping in a friendly way

"I've just come for a visit!" she would say

She asked just the right questions

With all the right flair

She chuckled, she smiled

She postured with care

She wanted a story

Some bit of news...

"Have you fixed your deck?"

'Is that a new pair of shoes?"

She's pass along whatever she heard

Sometimes it was truthful

Sometimes just absurd.

Today was no different

Her eyes all aglow

She stepped through the doorway 

And entered real slow.

What she saw made her pause

She was briefly tongue-tied

She blinked and she blinked

Then her eyes opened wide.

It was all right before her

A story so fine

So many angles

So truly divine.

We made some small talk

About this, about that

She asked if I knew about George's new cat

She then mentioned she needed to tend to something

And promised that she would give me a ring

We could have tea or go for a walk

We should definitely get together and talk!

She had what she'd come for

A juicy good score

So I bid her farewell

And then closed the door.

3/20/19