till next time

a memory snuck in through the radio

while i was looking in the rear view mirror

waiting at the red light

sweetly

i drink in the words like wine

feeling them warm me

dancing with them behind the wheel

do you remember?

it’s the one we listened to till the needle scratched the album

the noose of memory tightens

but not around my neck - - around my waist

where your arm used to linger

i can almost feel your warm breath

on that spot on my neck

my eyes shimmer with the sensual whimsy of it all

even now you bring me more than i hope for

more than i would dare ask for

but now the light is green

goodbye till next time…..

 

 

 

Reviews

[Cassie]

How did I miss this one? Or did i review it? Your poems are always new to me even if i read them everyday. I like how you ended it. The red light should have lingered so you write more...And by the way, did that music stop or another one came that jolted your memory back, if that's the case...I am waiting for a another poem, the likes of this one

[Lydia Shutter]

Cassie, I just love your reviews, sweet friend of mine. Thank you so much. Lydi**

[Patricia Wedel]

Romance in the fifties was pure
simple love... such as " Walkin my baby
back home". Your poem is so smooth.
I can imagine you dancing behind the wheel,
waiting for the light to change from red to green.
Till next time. truly, Pat

[Lydia Shutter]

I do often dance behind the wheel. I am sure the other drivers think I am a crazy old lady, but I don't care at all! LOL Thank you so much for your review, Pat. Lydi**

[jacob erin-cilberto]

what a great ending, the green light....but while the red light lasted?

"hey, baby, they're playing our song, the one they used to play when we used to get along--"

i also like the noose around the waist not the neck...cool twist...

j.

[Lydia Shutter]

The Buckinghams sang that....and why I remember is beyond me! :) Thanks for the review, Jacob. Lydi**

[jacob erin-cilberto]

and i think that was my favorite song of theirs, too. Another of our Chi-town groups along with the New Colony Six, and the Cryan' Shames....

[Lydia Shutter]

"things I'd like to say" had such wonderful lyrics, but the Cryan Shames were a bit cliche if you ask me. Still, great groups that started in garages and became famous. Those were the days, my friend.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i agree, cryan' shames' lyrics were cliche...but "could be we're in love " beautiful song, and they really had good harmonies in that group---"synthesis" was a really good album---"20th century song" and others...i saw New Colony Six in Joliet and Cryan shames with Larry Lujack the dj hosting them...wow, was that fun..Lujack was as nutty and sarcastic in person as on the radio--

yes, as Mary Hopkin sang..."those where the days my friend, we thought they'd never end"

often times i wish them back---

[Lydia Shutter]

me too....absolutely!

[redzone]

Paul Anka's, "Put Your Head On My Shoulder" and we danced and danced... **sigh** wow Lydi such memories... young, foolish and in love!!!

don't forget Lydi, when I get my new knee you and Shirley owe me a dance... or two or three... I'll reclaim my name: Clean Gene the dancing machine!! lol ;0)

I love your poem Lydi, for the memories, for the music and for reminding me how for a short time the world revolved around a turntable, 45's and slow dance music.... I can still smell her shampoo Breck (do they still make that anymore???).... and like a scratch in the vinyl I hear a "nice" repeat repeat repeating every revolution... not stuck, just acknowledgement of your poetry!!

redzone

[Lydia Shutter]

Young, foolish, and in love....yup....serial love stories back then, but they were all "the best". You are entitled to seven or eight dances, Curt....to any song you choose. Breck shampoo....isn't that the one that had the pearl slowly dropping from top to bottom in the commercial? Wow, quite the flashback! Thanks for the "nice" review, my friend. Lydi**

[Lyn Anderson]

This poem gave me goose bumps. Songs often trigger strong memories. And for that instant, you are there.

[Lydia Shutter]

Absolutely, you know it! Thanks, KL. Lydi**

[Shabeeh Haider]

Some songs are so close to cherished moments in life. You hear them and you find your self lost in a moment in time.
This memory lasted as long as the signal was red. The green light tells you that you cannot linger in the past....You have to move ahead
I loved the lines: " the noose of memory tightens but not arounf my neck....but around my waist"

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you so much,
Shabeeh! Lydi**