Laurel was her name
Lived in the tumbledown house
Down by the river
Don't know why I smiled
That day in the marketplace
Her deep dark eyes spoke
Of a loneliness
A pause before she smiled back
And that was the start
We talked for a while
Then argued about a date
But was invited home
Her son lived with her
Saw his father at weekends
That's when she saw me
She was generous
But as poor as church mouse
I made her happy
And then she told me
They fought over custody
As I kissed her neck
Away interstate
I didn't see her for weeks
Then found she had gone
Her house deserted
The walls creaked but made no sense
But had a sad look
I sat out the back
The river told me nothing
But it never does
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