Tag Archives: nostalgia
Sammiscribbles weekend writing prompt #283 #Customs and practices
Though the clocks have been put back one hour
I hope it will not affect adversely our
custom whereby we British pour
ourselves a cup of tea around four
on each weekday afternoon
often in the drawing room
although this demonstration of English taste
seems to have been rather displaced
such beverage would not be complete
without a tray of dainties to eat
and if you decided you would risk it
you could choose to dunk a biscuit
Filed under Self compositions
Crimson’s Creative Challenge #188
I took a drive out on Sunday last
passing places I used to know so well
then stopped and stared my mind aghast
remembered things I still could not tell
even though many years have passed
since I last went through those gates to hell
but now with chains and padlocks sealed
the stark gates looking forlorn and sad
and though they say that time will heal
I looked and actually felt quite glad
the message here could not be clearer
surely this is the end of a great era.
Filed under Self compositions
Crimson’s Creative Challenge #155
When we took a ride on the big wheel
I was hoping to cop a feel
but it didn’t take long for me to see
the earth below and its beauty
when I said this to my girlfriend
she said our relationship should end
for saying no to me was just a game
and things could never be the same
I must admit I was taken aback
and said give me the fare money back
she said you can go to hell
so I’m left frustrated and poor as well
Filed under Comic verse, On the lines of romance, Self compositions
Sammiscribbles weekend writing prompt #227 Memories
In the sunset glow, both world and waters calm
we strolled along the seafront arm in arm
to right and left lounged rusting hulls
overhead drifted screaming gulls
and before us in uncanny silence
from the sands arose two twisted pylons
where one night a raging conflagration
had produced this scene of devastation
not just some ramshackle dwelling
but home to a story that merits telling
where once had been music and lights
Mods and Rockers clashed in vicious fights
a fun palace that gave so many families cheer
the splendour that used to be Southgate pier.
Filed under Self compositions, Stirring the memories
When the pen takes control. 