Friendship can be a Foe

Gold cherry

By smokejack

Fri, 03 Nov 2017
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5 comments
 

That winter day

Light snow falling

In the University Parks

Me in my Norwegian Trawlerman Polo Neck

Wrapped with a tartan scarf

You said I looked like Rod Stewart

Which made me laugh

 

You in your Afghan coat

Jeans and green kicker boots

Red cheeks and a glowing smile

My head flooded with love

For the hippy with style

We guessed the number of snowflakes

Landing on our heads

 

Walking to Browns for afternoon tea

In the days when coffee wasn’t hip

We guessed the occupations

Of strangers at their tables

I wondered if they could see

How much I was in love with you

I wondered if you could see it too

 

©JMcN 2017

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Submitted by airyfairy on

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Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Loved all the little details in this piece - congratulations on the cherries!

 

Submitted by seashore on

Lovely.

Submitted by PoppyS on

I remember those days when life seemed simpler - (green kicker boots) fab!!

Lovely piece.
Pops ~xx~

Writing is art in pictures – Go paint poetry!

Submitted by Tom Brown on

My late stepdad strongly maintained "you are your own worst enemy" I thought he was talking nonsense. It took me years to understand and to realise it is true. To thine own self be true, and the truth will set you free.

Your poem is very nice- innocent merry and pretty!