an irish embrace

she was small but fierce,
as the Shakespearean quote
goes.

those crystal green blue
eyes.
the black hair.

the irish freckles splattered
about her pale
face.

that prominent nose.

an odd girl, strange in a delightful
sort of way.

an English teacher
in calvert county.

it wasn't love, it wasn't meant
to be,

but it was fun, interesting
for the length of
its brief

embrace.