TINDERONI Her Tinderoni That is what she called me The way we met Two swipes in the same direction An agreement of in person interaction A thunderous strike from my pool cue Her awkward stance and stroke She humored me 2 or 3 games I think That man in the corner Perhaps in need of meds One eye on him and one on her Aware of of my position at all times A short stroll The breeze pushing the warmth of the sun We sit and speak She speaks at length I listen A little dark skin man approaches Try to spit game I sit slightly annoyed yet more amused Effortlessly brushed aside by her The homeless young teen approaches Sharing his harrowing tale Her heart reaches out to him She is a kind soul Alone once more We speak of many things But duty calls So I depart Driving home Pondering all events But I enjoyed myself One date leads to another Then another And another ... you get the point She talked to me Her heart spoke to mine Making a great decision I listened. ~AEM 6/29/20 Her version: Yup. I don't know how I managed to miss him on-campus at homecomings and other events, but I'm so glad I found my gentle giant. ~SMF 7/7/20