To a Private Corner

to a private corner:

well it happened and then....
the chatter, the speech, the glances astray, the concerted stare
am i missing something?

as someone said once so i believed
the doubt went away
the matters ceased
what became of the person?

of my life in this frame
i cannot budge
i cannot deny that what passed
rooted to the spot

perception swells may memory become whole

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From a Public Place

from a public place:

It is often wondered whether events and their circumstances were by design and if so how much? What people remember is the address or location, perhaps the season, if not the month, and those present. Some people are more concerned with detail, the exact time, the clothes, what was said and the interaction between groups. Anything new is grasped upon, should Mr. X have mixed with Miss Y, the gossip surrounding such an incident would continue for days. Does such a match fit anyone's expectations or more importantly does X fit Y's expectations and Y X's? They spoke, they touched, embraced and met again, all in a few hours.

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The Grand Event

the grand event:

social history of communities and grand events of the era, when rivalries were put aside and they came in their thousands to celebrate their progress and wonderful developments and increase in wealth and living standards....

have you heard? something is going to happen, there is an event....

though previously real divisions in society, beyond race, class, nationality, age, gender, politics and religion, were ignored and the idea of society coming together happened. extended families, business connections, friends and even strangers passed on the word. such events became much glamorized.

what did these people have in common? was it industry, commerce or language? or an unspoken agreement to converge to form one whole society without the constraints that had once applied?

later media obsession highlights these events, and they live on in memory.

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