Take it easy. Why are you in such a hurry. And beeping.! Come on now! Don’t you realise that sudden noises distract me from the task of walking. I have to slow down and stop in your path. I need to check for my safety and that will make me even slower. So – show […]
Archive | Poems for m y friends;
The Test.
Are you ready? Going to go? OK. Now! Jerking to the beat he rocked sideways back and forth knees bent lower and lower. “Here let me hold your hand.” Suddenly she was afraid. It was many years since her hip had allowed such movement and to find she was to move so low was […]
New Woman
He’s never seen her like this and he thought she was drunk. His image of a strict teacher with a straitlaced lifestyle was shattered as she started to move to the music. This was not the Maggie R. he knew This was a sensual woman whose eyes teased and mocked him, as she wrapped herself […]
For Jason
You saved my life tonight with those laughing eyes and your unbelievable smile. You said I looked younger and we danced till you dropped. You were older than I remember and even more caring. Perhaps we will meet again somewhere in the middle. Feb 10th 1994
For Bev.
She sat back from the group the loneliness in her eyes reflecting a soul on the fringe. She neither wanted to be home alone nor felt comfortable near the heavy beat of the disco but her friends were here so she stayed afraid to move independently to find nourishment for her heart, to take […]
For Therese
It was a great act, she exuded confidence in the repartee that flowed thick and fast while h er female friends delighted in her wit, her quick humour was lost on the men around her; they saw the desperation in her eyes and knew it was not an act. Feb 11th 1994