JANICE AND YOU AND SHARED LOVE.A Poem by Terry CollettA BOY AND GIRL IN LONDON IN 1950S AND SHARINGJanice met you as you walked across the bombsite from the New Kent Road to Meadow Row you watched as she trod carefully over bricks and stones some half buried under the settled earth and mixed brick her hands held out like some tight-rope walker and she saw you and smiled and said Gran said I can come out if I’m with you so I came looking for you and here you are yes you said my usual place amongst many she stopped where the ground was even and held her hands in front of her holding a small bag you looked at her in her red beret and grey coat her black shoes and white socks and she said where are we going? you looked at her bag and said what’s in the bag? a small handkerchief and purse with six pence and a penny and a bar of chocolate we can share she said where are we going? she repeated where do you want to go? Waterloo to watch the trains? she said I know you like them ok you said and you both headed back to the bus stop on the New Kent Road and stood there waiting for the bus she in her red beret and coat and you in your jeans and pullover with the wiggly pattern and she opened her bag and took out the bar of chocolate and broke it in two one for her and one for you wrapped in its silver paper and purple cover just like two grown ups each giving to their lover. © 2012 Terry Collett |
StatsAuthorTerry CollettUnited KingdomAboutTerry Collett has been writing since 1971 and published on and off since 1972. He has written poems, plays, and short stories. He is married with eight children and eight grandchildren. on January 27t.. more..Writing
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