![]() JANE AND YOU AND THE PRIMROSES.A Poem by Terry Collett![]() A BOY AND GIRL IN THE COUNTRYSIDE IN 1961![]() Those are primroses Jane said pointing to flowers in a hedgerow after leaving the water tower and walking by the farm the smell of cows and dung and the sound of birds and her voice distinct soft as a water coloured painting her left hand in her grey coat her hair brushed straight touching the collar we ought not to pick them she said they’re best left where they belong for all to see as you went to pick them with your fingers for your mother back home I’ll show you cowslips they’re yellow too she added taking your hand in hers walking you onward the sun beginning to warm your face the Downs in the distance the trees the fields the variety of greens dark and light you told her about the bombsites in London where you lived how few flowers there were there growing except in the shops she listened her eyes moving over you her lips slightly parted white teeth just visible her cheeks pale the coat parted at the neck the smoothness of her skin beneath her chin how the only birds you saw were pigeons and sparrows not the variety you’d seen around the countryside there and about you both paused as the farm came into view the buildings and farmhouse the cowshed the cowpats along the road the smell stronger look out for the black dog you said it bites and you pulled up your sleeve and showed her the healed wound on your lower arm where the dog had bitten she ran her finger over the softness of her skin on yours a tickling along your nerves as if for the first time you realized the spark of love the joy of being alive the sensation like the first kiss months earlier the dog barked from the farm her finger lingering softly upon your arm. © 2013 Terry Collett |
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Added on January 14, 2013 Last Updated on January 14, 2013 Tags: BOY, GIRL, 1961, WALK, COUNTRY LANE Author![]() Terry CollettUnited KingdomAboutTerry Collett has been writing since 1971 and published on and off since 1972. He has written poems, plays, and short stories. He is married with eight children and eight grandchildren. on January 27t.. more..Writing
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