Public embraces:
   ... in the gas station driveway
         — as if we were newlyweds
   ... at the metro parking lot
         — as if it were time to part forever
   ... beside the giant MRI magnet
         — as if someone were about to enter surgery
   ... next to the table in the restaurant after dinner
         — as if this were the last meal before an execution

Or maybe ... we're just sharing our loving friendship with the World!

_{(cf Startled by Beauty (2002-12-31), Silver Anniversary (2003-09-06), Public Glimpses (2007-03-10), In a Poem (2010-06-17), Elements (2015-06-02), Startled by Beauty (2016-11-17), Be the Loving (2018-06-03), In Your Eyes (2018-08-04), Imagine Meaningless Beauty (2018-11-09), Like a Bud (2020-03-21), Like a Hand, Like a Wind (2021-04-26), ...) - ^z - 2023-09-04}