Ecstatic Moment At Bus Stop

rlgreenfield1@netscape.com


9-25-06 Ecstatic Moment At The Bus Stop


Sitting with two young ucsb women
Jenny & Maddy at the bus stop
across from Albertson's at Camino Real Plaza
about 2:10 monday afternoon
the temperature & air flow absolute perfection.
Calm & halcyon moment of untainted ecstasy.
Feeling it inside every cell of my body
as we gaze at the small elegant buildings past the trees
& the pavement & we make conversation
strangers in the middle of the radiant day.
These young ladies are both chemistry majors
awaiting the beginning of classes.
The world comes to a complete halt.
I am amazed.
Then the bus comes floating in 18 minutes late.
Amor Fati, wrote Nietzsche ("love of one's fate")
to wish nothing other than it is:
this is the ultimate human attitude.
Nevertheless I wish for one lovely woman
to take home with me & spend the night together.

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