Scrambled In The Heat

Scrambled In The Heat

A Poem by Chris Shaw
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one from the archives

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In this stifling summer oven
as I sip on iced green tea,
with a slice of bitter lemon,
I recall a younger me.
Catapulting back in time
Mum's out pegging on the line.
Whispers from a welcome breeze
lift and tease that dress of mine,
risen now from days gone by.

I focus on the dancing hem,
remembering the hunger when,
garden rosy like the posy
my young beau first gave to me.
Till his flirting left me hurting,
fickle youth I set him free.
What became of all those kisses,
floating still in space maybe?

© 2019 Chris Shaw


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i can certainly relate to this...the first love...the first flirting...and all those kisses that never reached those lips, but instead went somewhere else...
you brought me back...the first part of this brought me back to
Vermont and its beauty...

j.

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Chris Shaw

4 Years Ago

Pleased I was able to transport you back in time to Vermont Jacob. Your thoughts appreciated.
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Ah! the times of childhood
when everything was simple
and carefree and nothing to
worry about.

Thank You for sharing
such a lovely piece

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Chris Shaw

4 Years Ago

Many thanks Benita. I am lucky enough to have lovely memories. I appreciate your visit. All good wis.. read more
Benita-Staebell M - KindredPoet

4 Years Ago

It was a pleasure
to read it makes the
readers go back to
their childhood. �.. read more
Chris Shaw

4 Years Ago

Thank you so much :))
going back to the glory days...necessary!
but we should never forget how beautiful our gift of today is as well.
"fickle love" we all have met once or twice.

beautiful read.

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Chris Shaw

4 Years Ago

So pleased you enjoyed this bit of nostalgia elle. Thank you for your visit.

Chris
I relate so much to this Chris, I am finding myself going back to those younger days

Posted 4 Years Ago


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Chris Shaw

4 Years Ago

Hello Cassie of the smiling face. So pleased for your visit. Thank you.

Chris
oh man! i think you are so good at this Christine ..absolutely captivating ..me mum "pegging" ...the dress waving ..and ooooooooooooooooooooo that hem ;) i think this poem is a treasure trove of a young girls memories ...the "stifling summer oven" ..powerful opening .. cooled down on the breeze and subtly turned back up ... really great scene .. emotive ... inspiring and simply stated .. eloquently .. a keeper!
E.

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Chris Shaw

4 Years Ago

Wow Mr E. What a review you have given me here. A keeper itself, not one to forget. So pleased you e.. read more
This has an innocent whimsical quality to it. Carefree days when someone else took care of life (pegging out the lau.ndry) as the teen explores herself and her feelings including disappointment.

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Chris Shaw

4 Years Ago

Thank you John. Oh yes, those teenage years, what a place to travel back to. All that optimism of no.. read more
John Alexander McFadyen

4 Years Ago

Indeed and then we awaken to the chaos and worry of adulthood lol!
John Alexander McFadyen

4 Years Ago

Never mind that though as the 'welcome breeze
lifts and teases that dress'!
I love the way you describe the summer and the way youth and young love can be... As I read the poem I can see the two youths finding love for maybe the first time... The title speaks volumes as you describe the summer heat so well..

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Chris Shaw

4 Years Ago

What a lovely response April Blue Flores. You are absolutely spot on with your thinking. Many thanks.. read more
Lol- floating somewhere - what a thought- sometimes those kisses last for an eternity 🌹

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Chris Shaw

4 Years Ago

Many thank yous for your visit Kelly. What a thought eternal kisses. Enough to make your heart flutt.. read more
‘Thoughts In Time’🌹

4 Years Ago

Hmmmm isn’t it just 🌹🌹🌹
Chris Shaw

4 Years Ago

;)) ................... x
English summers must be so beautiful dear Chris. Unlike our sweltering heat here. I loved the beauty of those past days of youth as narrated by you so wonderfully. If I was around, I'd teach that young man a lesson for letting down such a dear friend of mine.

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Chris Shaw

4 Years Ago

A second visit from you Ditzy. How fortunate I am today. That young man was quite lovely, but he had.. read more
Dhara_Ditzy Kat

4 Years Ago

I’m so glad you’re happy and have moved on. It’s your happiness that matters. I’ll spare him.. read more
It's so easy to find a small thing that can trigger memories deep from way back.

I read your words and think of my first ( what i thought was love ), oh dear ... i think we were both about 12 haha ... now i am wondering what became of him because he asked permission to take me out bless him :)

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Chris Shaw

4 Years Ago

Yes, I agree. My primary school motto was 'manners maketh man'. That motto was so important in that .. read more
Stella Armour

4 Years Ago

It is seldom seen or heard among the younger generations now even to say please or thank you.... so .. read more
Chris Shaw

4 Years Ago

It is such a little thing and yet it can impact so much. Good manners make me smile :)
You brought back the carefree, dancing days of youth so beautifully Chris. Yet, there were cares even then...I love everything about this poem so replete with the magical past. I loved the descriptive scenes and the rhyming too.

Posted 4 Years Ago


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Chris Shaw

4 Years Ago

Sometimes those random fleeting thoughts make the best subjects for poems. Thank you DIVYA. This was.. read more
DIVYA

4 Years Ago

I very well understand, that stray thought that takes up mindspace and turns into a poem...It was my.. read more
Chris Shaw

4 Years Ago

Thank you.

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