Morning all. The theme this week is 'The 1980s' which initially posed a problem for me.
I'm 25. I'm 25 and a quarter actually, give or take a week. I was born in 1986 and so, putting the initial horror thought aside, I must have been created some time around now. I decided that whilst this was a slightly worrying concept to run with for a piece of writing, it could lead on to something and so, I took Tuesday's blogger, the lovely Lara out for a bit of a drive.
Ponder, ponder, ponder then click- it dropped in. I wanted to reflect us- then. Before I was a thought, before the cogs had begun to turn on my own life, the period in the mid-80s when my parents must have been dating. Anyway, I've written it straight in to my notebook (which I have finally started to fill with poems) so will probably be reading it at an event sometime. Once again, it has been a pleasure, I hope you like it.
Still but Stardust.
Was it a night like this
A night somewhere deep in the mid 1980s
The stars as bright as Blackpool lights
to mark, there, the moment.
I imagine myself- shaggy hair,
jumper just like in the photo,
falling in love. I wonder- to look
through the window of time, if it was
like this. On one night
just like this.
Catch you next week,
S.
Shaun,
ReplyDeleteI knew the numbers in this one would appeal to you :-) Anyone who describes themselves as '25 and a quarter' has to be considered number-obsessed :-)
Love the poem.
Ash
Deep in the mid 1980s :)
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to hearing it in November.
Loved this
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