ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN

ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN

A Poem by Terry Collett
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BOYS AND GIRLS IN A MUSIC CLASS IN SCHOOL IN 1962

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Yochana
sits beside
Angela
her best friend

Miss G plays
Beethoven
on the old
gramophone
piano piece
sonata

Yochana
likes this one
the music
stirs her up
conjures up
images
desires

Angela
looks behind
at the back
of the class

she sees them
the two boys
sitting bored
eyeing her

Rowland pokes
out his tongue
but Benny
has that smile
that hair quiff

how is she
he lip talks
Yochana?

she turns back
to the front

he's looking
she informs
Yochana
that Benny

I don't care
about him
Yochana
says softly
(not wanting
to disturb
Beethoven)

but she does
she senses
his hazel
eyes touching
her body

bringing out
hot flushes
distracts her
emotions
from music

Beethoven
(poor Ludwig)
pushed aside

and she feels
Benny’s eyes
hazel warm
look inside.

© 2014 Terry Collett


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Great poem and the title is very catchy

Posted 10 Years Ago


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Terry Collett

10 Years Ago

Thank you.

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Tags: 1962, BOYS, GIRLS, MUSIC, BEETHOVEN

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Terry Collett
Terry Collett

United Kingdom



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Terry 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..

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