The Kiss

‘Why would I even look at you?’

She said, when I made my bid,

She must have been all of thirty four,

While I was just a kid.

‘I only have eyes for you,’ I said,

‘That’s just the way that it is,

I lie awake in my bed at night

And dream of just one kiss.’

 

Her hands had fluttered, waved me away,

She was flattered, nevertheless,

I knew, because the way that she turned

Flared out the hem of her dress,

Her legs were fine, and smooth and strong

With shape to her calves and thighs,

I stared at them, though I knew it wrong,

They were candy for my eyes.

 

‘You’re far too young for the likes of me,’

She said, a gleam in her eye,

‘You’re half my age, you’re seventeen

So I’ll have to say goodbye.’

‘I never think about age,’ I said,

‘I think about looks and grace,

And you have plenty of both,’ I said,

‘You have a beautiful face.’

 

She laughed then, showing her gleaming teeth

And the dimple in each cheek,

Her lips were crimson, egging me on

I could have stared at her for a week.

‘You do go on,’ were the words she said

But her cheeks began to flush,

While I was thinking of her in bed,

And that brought a sudden hush.

 

‘I really think you are serious,’

She said, as if in surprise,

‘Never more sure and certain,’ then

I caught the look in her eyes.

‘Maybe if you were twenty-one,

I might just give it a whirl,’

‘I’m old enough and I’m full of love,

To me, you’re only a girl.’

 

I reached on out and I held her hand,

The palm of her hand was wet,

I sensed that here was the promised land

I might be successful yet.

And then in a moment’s madness she

Had raised her face to my lips,

And heaven opened before me as

She gave me just one kiss.

 

David Lewis Paget

Reviews

[Calamityofgin]

‘You do go on,’ were the words she said"
You know thats woman speak for " im tellin ya..go on!"
What a delight from desperate youthful heartthrob hope..desire and seduction to sweet nirvana 💋!!
Yeeeaah buddy! You musta been the sweet talker back then (back then hell) and a looker..a handsome man now.

Adore you darlin David...
Love
Calamity of Jennifer

[Roxie M]

A heady wine is the affection of a younger lover. Romantic, David. Well done.

[A Soap Mess Stories]

A wonderful romantic tale...well written David.

[andrew mitchell]

A great write David which reminded me of the movie The summer of 1942! A great film

[R Smith]

Lovely writing David, it was the perfect kiss at the perfect moment, brings back some memories to, I had a few older women crushes when I was a lad, sadly never made it to that wonderful kiss though lol

[Confuser]

David: It's a great poem, with wonderful heartfelt lines; a crush, how sweet a write, you never fail to disappoint and the ending was beautiful too; he got his kiss. You say, if it has meter and rhyme, it's poetry and I agree, and at the same time, you always tell wonderful stories. Your descriptions are always so vivid, I see it all clearly, in my minds eye. I adore your work! Thank you so much...Dale

[fattycbreezy52]

What an amazing sweep from the cliched stories coming under the title "kiss" to something entertaining and divergent.........Thumbs up;D

[Tomás Ó C..]

A romantic too!!! And no one gets murdered! Or maybe thats in part 2!!!

[Lady Lola]

I agree with Barbz, there seems to be a double standard when it comes to the woman being older than the man. If two people love each other, they should just be together. If it's only about lust though, you can't mess about with a minor. That's just wrong.

[Marie]

Hard for me to relate to this, since I have never been even slightly attracted to younger men. Yet I can see how one kiss--certainly nothing more--can be a two-sided bliss...something to remember, even after things fall as ANTO has described them...