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ONE FOR THE ROAD

Two ageing musicians recount stories

of an inglorious episode shared,

drink does the talking.

They are merely bystanders in a vivid tapestry

strewn like shroud over a past

almost forgotten by the masses -

radio broadcasts, theatre pits,

sleazy nightclubs, outdoor events

where clouds bent their heads in curiosity. 

 

:Lights in the pub reflect off glasses, rose tinted,

names recalled - whatever happened to?

a moment of loss accepted at this vast age conjoined. 

They must part soon, there is an uncaring and sad quality

in the speeding crowds outside

who know only their own moments

pale in comparison,

like new draughts untried at the pumps. 

◄ ON MOTHERS' DAY

UNEXPLAINED WEIGHT LOSS ►

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raypool

Sun 3rd Apr 2022 12:19

That's a great idea Graham. It's the stuff of life particularly in the latter years. We have missed the socializing element in recent times.

Thanks Stephen. An interesting thing about poetry is how someone can respond from actual experience expressed in a poem. As a musician one always left a thronging atmosphere to go home alone and I used to enjoy the empty streets of London as company. Strange! I remember doing a gig at Lords, as I have at many horse racing venues and even football stadiums. People's ears are the same everywhere basically.

Ray

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Stephen Gospage

Wed 30th Mar 2022 17:52

A lovely poem about friendship, Ray. 'Uncaring and sad quality in the speeding crowds outside' - I have had a similar feeling after spending a quiet day at Lord's cricket ground with some friends and the exiting into the mayhem of the evening rush hour.

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Graham Sherwood

Wed 30th Mar 2022 14:02

Never underestimate the value of rekindling old friendships.
Six of my childhood friends and me have taken to wandering around our old village that is now called a town.
We have even created a private FB group called the Grey Walkers! to coordinate our wanderings. Silly old sods!

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