Talking to strangers

I met you in a store

While standing in a line

Complaining about the wait

The checkers were behind

I met you eating lunch

Where we each sat alone

We had a conversation

And then we both went home

I met you in a ladies room

We had to wait in line

We talked a little while

The wait took too much time

We sat with one another

While traveling on a plane

A conversation started

Yet I never knew your name

I told you about my life

Like you were my best friend

Knowing when we landed

Our encounter soon would end

We sat at the same table

While we were on a cruise

And told each other everything

Because we liked to schmooze

I’m sure we’ll never meet

After the cruise ends

We’ll just pack up and leave

An email we may send

Although I’ve talked to strangers

Who don’t become my friends

It helps to pass the time, and

Maybe I’ll see them again

  

By, Randee Saber 5/28/06

Your Twin

Today I saw a fella

Who could have been your twin

I almost got confused

The moment he walked in

But then I saw up close

He had a little beard

I knew it wasn’t you

A beard would look too weird

Nobody can replace you

No matter how they try

And if they look like you

They’d be a lucky guy

By, Randee Saber 4/17/06

They say everyone has a twin.

I wrote this for my son Greg

who is very handsome plus

he created this Blog.

Moving van

Today I saw a moving van

Driving down the road

And wondered where it’s going

Carrying a heavy load

A family that was moving

To another place

A brand-new adjustment

A challenge to face

New friends and new school

New places to see

Will it be far away

Or near family

Will they live where it’s hot

Or where it gets cold

And will they stay there

Until they are old

The van only goes

A few miles away

In the same neighborhood

This family will stay

By, Randee Saber 6/9/2019

I was inspired to write this poem
because the house on the corner
of my cul-de-sac was sold twice
within the last few years and each
owner moved to different homes
in my neighborhood.

Where will you sleep tonight

Where will you rest your head

Where will you sleep tonight

All alone in your big home

Somehow it doesn’t seem right

Where will you sleep tonight

Where will your rest your head

An apartment in the projects

Many children share your bed

Where will you rest your head

Where will you sleep tonight

In a shelter with many people

Hoping you won’t get in a fight

Where will you sleep tonight

Where will you rest your head

On a path heading to the border

From a country you just fled

By, Randee Saber 6/9/2019