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That Summer!

Posted by threeleafshamrock on June 2, 2009 - 10:58
from the ABC set Humorous Ramblings

Oh that summer!
We walked the country lanes,
your hand in my pocket,
playing with my lose change
I smiled; panting.

You mentioned the apple blossom
hanging overhead.
You said you would do anything
to hold one in your hands,
I gave you a leg up onto the tree

You leaned out on the branch,
sniffing the pink(ish) flower.
A bee lodged in your left nostril
and stung you till it died;
you fell to the ground screaming.

Your shirt was shredded and your
breasts popped out embarrassingly.
You asked to borrow something
to cover yourself with;
I gave you my baseball cap

I sadly showed you the place
where I had first made love.
You asked me, why was it
that I looked so sad? I explained
that I had been on my own that day.

That day will live in my memory;
how we laughed about it later
and indeed the rest of the school
when I displayed the photo that I had
taken of you peeing in the woods.

They were simple pleasures.
The innocence of it all; the scars!
I wish I could go back and relive them;
maybe with a zoom lens this time.
Just us and minus the baseball cap!

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Comments

Silver Spun Sand | June 2, 2009 - 11:02

This is a little gem, Chris. Just when I thought it couldn't get any better I reached the last stanza...and it did;-)

Much enjoyed.

Tina xx

threeleafshamrock | June 2, 2009 - 11:06

LOL, Thanks Tina, all this serious stuff, with competitions and all....I needed some light relief haha! Glad you liked. XXX

MistakenMagic | June 2, 2009 - 14:21

I agree with Tina, a true 'little gem' and made me smile! Love these lines;

'your hand in my pocket,
playing with my lose change'

and a hilarious ending too ;)

Magic xxx

threeleafshamrock | June 2, 2009 - 16:06

Thanks Magic; you have to have a laugh some times - it's good for the soul. ;)

Dynamaso | June 3, 2009 - 00:42

LOL Love it, mate. The 'baseball cap' line is a hoot. Thanks for the laugh.

threeleafshamrock | June 3, 2009 - 16:36

Cheers D. ;)

threeleafshamrock | June 4, 2009 - 10:21

Thanks for the cherry folks; hope this took the pressure of the judging panel lol. ;)

Jupiter | June 4, 2009 - 12:30

Congratulations on this well deserved cherry Chris. I see you're pretty focused on the Red Dress competition.;) I just read your entry and now I can see why, I think it has a great chance. Good luck mate.

sarah wilson | June 4, 2009 - 14:17

Congratulations on the cherry - and a very enjoyable read! :) Sarah

threeleafshamrock | June 5, 2009 - 07:11

Thanks J. As to the competition; there are some super entries in there and I would not like the job of picking a winner but thanks for the good wishes anyway.

Chris ;)

threeleafshamrock | June 5, 2009 - 07:12

Thanks Sarah and well done on your recent cherry (it was a given for a wonderful piece). Glad you got a laugh out of this - that's what it's all about.

Chris XX