Childhood Memories

By mcscraic

Wed, 14 Mar 2018
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Childhood Memories -

By Paul McCann 
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Growing up in Belfast .
Frozen pipes , icy glass .
Frosty white garden paths .
Cooking with Kosengas.
The shawed heels walking fast .
Going to Sunday mass .
Swimming at the Grove baths .
A Forum ticket pass .
Bladder balls as hard as the stone 
grounds with no grass .
Slegging friends just for laughs 
and wearing false face masks .
Memories of times past ,
are always what I have .

Handball on a gable 
for those fit and able .
People were durable .
Nothing incurable .
Lifestyles were versatile and things were repairable .
Coats were reversible .
The cold was bearable 
The rain was terrible .
The snow unstoppable .
Buses unsteerable 
But how invaluable 
are those infallible 
memories that I have .

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Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

What are shawed heels?

 

Submitted by mcscraic on

Shawed  heels was 2 Steel inlays placed on the back heels

of your shoes by a cobbler or shoe mender 

it gave a click clack every time you took a step .

Popular for a while with the lads in Belfast .

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Ah - they were called blakeys in London! I loved the noise they made!

 

Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on

I think they are also called segs. Metal bits to make boot heels last. I like your poem

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

I enjoyed hearing about your memories. I think there's nothing more special than recalling those fond moments of our younger lives.

Thank you for sharing.

Jenny.