A Table for Two

I had written a poem with this title in Dec 2001,however like all good things i lost that poem to hard disk crash along with a lot of stuff. A month ago, while arranging my cupboard I came across the prints i had taken of the lost poems - I don't even remember when i took the prints ! :-)
The prints i found had only the first 2 lines of the poem.
So, I decided to complete it. This poem is nothing like the previous one- however it literally nagged me to be rewritten !

A Table for Two

A table for two,
A smile ,a nod.
Casual spread of coffee and cake
Accessories for conversation !

Two people at the table,
Making benign introductions
Coupled with giggle and laughter
Talking about niceties
Sprinkled with charming concoctions,
Gaiety and generous understanding
Typical of the first date.

Two people at the table
Struggling to make a good impression.
Shy,coquettish brown girl
With a smile to die for
Charming,brown boy
With stars in his eyes
and impish smile.
Almost able to convey
Earnestness and love.

Two people at the table
Big eyed girl
Trying not to look scared
Her eyes confirmed
Veracity of her tongue
Dressed to be liked
and known for herself
Her mind keen to know
The boy with her

A table for two,
Corner most at every hotel
Closeted yet open
To watchful hordes around
Two people at the table
Unaware of opinionated stares
Trying to know each other's truth
to break the cycle
Of knowing,realizing and leaving
Or of being left.