"Hello!" said Neil
to the Lady in
Green, just a few
moments, after
her picture he'd
seen, on the right.
Waiting on the bus, I watch
the sunshine Goths as they
pass by, on a sunny day.
There’s the couple across
From me, nearing the car
park: she’s okay, but he she
with her has that patronizing
air about them, that declares,
‘this world is beneath me.’
And, there’s the slim girl,
with freckles, long fair hair
and a maroon dress, pale
stick-thin legs, with sandals
on her feet; and, she’s holding
the hand of her beloved, or
so it would seem.
And then, there’s the one
who started this piece,
a small tatt on her upper
left bicep, blue-eyes
staring straight ahead,
wearing a white sleeveless
tee-shirt, dark hair tied
back in a pony-tail that
bobbed as she walked
toward me, pushing a pram,
a very tired look on her face.
tis a clear night as I write
and there be twinkling
yellow pinpricks, up in
the velvety cloth, that
is draped over my head.
He sits there on the bus, with his legs crossed, knees drawn to his chest, calves resting on the seat in front of him, his lower spine resting on the cushioned seat beneath him. And though the seat is cushioned, there was a hard edge; and it was that which pressed hard on that particular muscle, just to the left of his spine. And, as the bus jerked he sat there impassively, as his back and groin were suffused with the sweetest of pleasurable pain.
When I got back from my walk
on a balmy afternoon, the tea
wasn’t ready yet, so I took a
Garibaldi outside with me to
share with the birds.
So I ended up sitting on the
bench-seat, watching as the
Lady Blackbird ate, fluttering
its wings madly, as it flew back
to the tray on the birdhouse,
then again, as it tried to get
more than its head inside, as it
became apparent the Blackbird
liked Garibaldi biscuits.
And, as it was so damned hot,
I sat there awhile, with my hands
clasped in my lap, shirt undone;
and, I was about to leave, when
Milady came over with a piece of
biscuit in its beak and she’d tilted
her head one way, then the other
and then nodded to the birdhouse,
as if to say to me, ‘I like that and
you know I want more.’
And, as I ate my cheese ‘n onion
casserole, I looked to the out the
window as the musical chimes of
the ice-cream van outside sounded
I was reminded of the fellows at the
soup kitchen who smile at me when
I give the a choc-ice, saying “it’s not
winter you know,” as they’re used
to me doing so, every year.
So, I took my sweet with me, back to
the garden to eat, as I looked at the
lawn, thinking to myself, that the
garden looked as good as I wanted.
And, talking of memory, reminds me
that hearing the mention of the city
of Wolverhampton on the television
before I had gone out for my walk
brought to mind Beverly, a Love of
mind I’ll always think of with kind
thoughts; ‘coz for me, she was ‘the one.’
Oft times, the people
that we meet and
connect with, can
find the words to
articulate, what you
might think, or feel,
in a far more eloquent
fashion than you
yourself are able to.
And, when you read
their words, it’s almost
as though they have
read your mind; and,
that is the kind of person
I like to call ‘friend.’
COMMENTS
I know isnt that so cool?*giggles*
I have that little gift lol
Very true...
:)
you suppose
you're well?
job;
home;
two legs;
and there's
no lightning
or gorilla
with a gun
to threaten.
you're doing
well, uhuh!
.. and, in a grey world, which dullards paint with electric lights, as they drink the In Vino Veritas .. till they're sick.. and, their essence spills out; as the thinkers sits; and the watchers them.
and yes, her words got me thinking.
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