Breathless, one summer,
at the top of a hill,
a blameless blue sky –
her skin, smooth as silk;
halcyon days –
a brief moment in time...
strawberry fairs
and sweet, lilac wine
lectures and lechers –
varsity balls...
cruddy, cramped lodgings
in all-hallowed halls
where we’d jump into bed
at the drop of a hat –
trade drags on reefers
in post-coital chats.
She’s filing her nails –
I build castles in Spain...
tell her I love her...
she laughs in my face.
Breathless, one summer,
at the top of a hill,
a blameless blue sky...
yet winter came, still.
Comments
Highhat | June 29, 2011 - 05:31
Another corker Tina-love the "blameless blue sky" thanks for an enjoyable read.
;)Pia
Silver Spun Sand | June 29, 2011 - 06:42
Glad you enjoyed, Pia;-)
Hope there are 'blameless blue skies' for you today.
Tina;-)
Overthetop1 | June 29, 2011 - 13:41
Beautiful. I particularly loved `Yet winter came, still.' Perfect ending.
Silver Spun Sand | June 29, 2011 - 14:51
Many thanks, OTT;-)
Tina
L G Meadows | June 29, 2011 - 14:57
Ahh, winter came still. Doesn't it always? Great read!
Silver Spun Sand | June 29, 2011 - 15:39
Pleased you enjoyed, and I do hope you have a touch of summer today...wherever you are;-)
Tina
barryj1 | June 29, 2011 - 21:27
"lectures and lechers –
varsity balls..."
With my daughter going off to college in New Hampshire two months from now I'm not so keen on the lechers. I like the freshness and unpredictability - nothing hackneyed here! Winter might have come to put a temporary damper to "halcyon days" but it can't erradicate the memory of happiness past or yet to come.
Silver Spun Sand | June 30, 2011 - 06:58
Hi there, Barry;-)
Many thanks for reading, and I wish your daughter all the best in her 'pastures new'.
Tina
skinner_jennifer | June 30, 2011 - 14:02
Hello Tina,
thankyou for such a beautiful read.
Jenny.
Silver Spun Sand | June 30, 2011 - 15:10
You are more than welcome, Jenny;-)
Tina