2007-05-03

1011. Chivalrous Gesture

He offers her
his seat...two blocks
from his stop.

10 comments:

Masago said...

1011. Chivalrous Gesture

He offers her
his seat...two blocks
from his stop.

Link with 1010: Replaced.

[We were taught growing up that on a bus one was to give up one's seat to the elderly and to ladies. Not all such gestures, though, had completely chivalrous motives.]

floots said...

:)
long time since i've been on a bus though
cheers

Pat Paulk said...

Did it pay off??

polona said...

i've always been the one offering my seat... until earlier this year when a chap much older than me offered me his. made me think... :)

Masago said...

Floots: Yeah, me too. :-)

Pat: I don't think so.

Polona: Hmmm...times change, eh? :-)

Bill said...

Ah, Vaughn, I'm at the age when women start offering me their seat.

Anonymous said...

...not completely chivalrous motives? Hmm...
A nice idea for senryu.

Masago said...

Bill: *LOL*

Dana-Marie: Thanks.

Pamela said...

so were we... and I keep forgetting that I'm the old one now.

Masago said...

Pamela: It is easy to forget. :-)