The Summer of ‘49

(teenage kids)

a claustrophobic journey in
a packed coach of day trippers

find sweethearts posed for a
snapshot moment on Southend pier

the heat of a burnished summer sun
not lost in Kodak monochrome

he with his sweater over a shoulder
casual in white open collared cotton

she with away day hair tousled and fair
a radiant smile focused on his eyes

she has found her ever after with a
penniless uni student of physics

he has found his soul mate and a mother
to a future brood of contentment

theirs was a match made in the stars
foundations of a home built to last

Reviews

[FGFRANKLIN]

Heavenly shades of romance and young love when the heart is alive in every nerve and the mind is seduced by youth. You can feel the nostalgia like a scalloped edged black and white photograph and the almost warm breeze from that summer's day. What a wonderful trip into the past.

[Chris Shaw]

Your review is a gift Fabian. Thank you so much.

Chris

[Ken Simm.]

Oh simply lovely poem. I could really see it all. Magnificent poem of what it used to be and how it happened.
Wonderful structure adds to the overall feel as well.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Ken for your kindness. Pleased you enjoyed this poem about my parents. Have a good day. read moreThank you Ken for your kindness. Pleased you enjoyed this poem about my parents. Have a good day.

Chris

[Ken Simm.]

I assumed it was such. Very lovely.

[Sami Khalil]

I admire the poem and the pic you provided about your dad and mom; precious indeed and worthy of framing big and keeping.
Match made in heaven indeed.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you for your lovely review Sami. My siblings and I consider ourselves very fortunate when it comes down to our parents. Have a good weekend.

Chris .

[Sami Khalil]

All wonderful and worthy. You are welcome 😊.

[willweb]

Love the style and the poem. Who is this about, I have to believe your parents but...I loved this, the scenes you create, the feelings you paint and the story you weave with your words, just wonderful.

[Chris Shaw]

Hi will, yes you guessed right, this is about my parents. Pleased you enjoyed the read and I thank you for your review. Have a good day.

Chris

[W. Barrett Munn]

I especially liked the two closing couplets, Chris.

Winston

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Winston for stopping by.
Good to have your thoughts.

Chris

[Neville]

reads like one helluva summer perfectly poemed to me .. n no kiddin :)

[Chris Shaw]

Well the photograph certainly showed two very happy people. The summer of 49 would have been special to them both. Have a good day Neville and thanks for stopping by.

Chris

[DIVYA]

This poem was so romantic to read! I was so carried away by your words. Times were simpler then yet true love in any era will lead to contentment and a home built to last. A wonderful tribute to your beautiful and unforgettable mum and dad. Those pictures are so precious!

[Chris Shaw]

You are so right divya. A photograph of my teenage parents on a day trip was such a find. I like the one in my avatar which was their engagement day, but this recent find was a couple of years earlier. Thank you my friend for the read and sharing your thoughts.

Chris

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

An excellent example that love can truly last forever. If a heart isn't moved to love in such a way after reading these words I don't know can inspire it.

[Chris Shaw]

Carlos, I thank you for stopping by to leave your warm thoughts. I appreciate them. Have a great day.

Chris

[red93]

What a lovely Piece Chris. Love in those golden Summers of yesteryear. Totally relatable and wonderful. Excellent ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[Chris Shaw]

Many thanks Tony for your encouraging review. Pleased you enjoyed my mum and dad poem. Have a good Wednesday. Hope the job is going well my friend.

Chris

[John the Baptist]

I'm glad those fine folks got together. If they hadn't, we would have been deprived of your fine poetry.

[Chris Shaw]

What a lovely comment John. That has certainly put a smile on my face this morning. Many thank yous coming your way.

Chris

[1809 Black Plague Decem..]

love the whole coladopy of it,
the poem ever-grows,
love appassionado,
lost to a physics guy, LOL
then the mother of his children,
heads up on the galaxy,
------1809 Black Plague December

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Black Plague. Pleased you enjoyed what you found here. All the best.

Chris

[1809 Black Plague December]

Yes, indeed Chris Shaw, enjoyed it very much,