![]() JANE AND THE WALK DOWN THE LANE.A Poem by Terry Collett![]() A BOY AND GIRL ONE SUMMER IN A COUNTRY LANE IN 1961.![]()
Down the lane
behind the cottage where you lived you walked with Jane the summer sun beaming down the birds in song cows mooing from the fields beyond I can’t believe you actually got the cows in the other day she said you a London boy her eyes focused on you her lips in smile it was fun you said the cow man was helping me of course but he said I did well she knelt down by the small running stream along the lane you knelt beside her she put her fingers in the water as it flowed through her open fingers you studied her fingers and her hand her face in profile her dark hair and her kneeling there the smell of apples and freshness and you wanted to kiss her as she knelt to put lips to cheek she broke the silence what do you want to do when you leave school? she asked the cowman asked me that you said what did you say? she asked said I wanted to be a cowman she smiled what did he say? he said want to get yourself a proper job sonny don’t to want to get stuck on a farm all your life what did you say? she said leaning closer her arm touching yours I just said I liked the work you said she nodded and you sensed her nearness her knee near yours she stood up and so did you and walked on she talked of her father’s work and her mother’s ways and how she thought her mother liked you and you listened to her words and wanted to hold them and frame them and to place them in your heart and mind for always the lane the stream the bird song the long summer days. © 2013 Terry CollettFeatured Review
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1 Review Added on April 23, 2013 Last Updated on April 23, 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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