I dropped the can
And Diet Coke spurted out
In a four foot jet.
I felt like a fool
And I was disappointed
To have lost my drink
But the way you stopped
And watched delightedly as
The can sprayed the road
The way that your laugh
Included me in your joy
Instead of mocking
The way that you waved
Like we had become old friends
In those ten seconds
Made it worth the loss
Of my money and my drink
A million times
Tom Juniper Poetry 