A Serving of Flattery

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In Morrison's I took a break,

black coffee and a slice of cake

and sat there as the rain poured down.

My daughter picked at pink shelled prawns,

green salad leaves adorned her plate,

she's far too conscious of her weight.

As we engaged in idle chat,

a sideways glance, it dawned on me,

that we'd aquired some company.

He stood there in his dark grey suit,

a poppy in his left lapel,

as though enchanted by a spell.

Some awkward seconds, then he spoke,

his finger pointing to my head.

I felt my cheeks flush post-box red.

What did he want, a bloomin date?

"My dear", he said, "Your hat looks great".

Reviews

[Jimmy Yetts]

Beautifully written; thoroughly entertaining.
A professional's touch!

[Chris Shaw]

Pleased to have entertained you Jimmy. Thank you for checking in.

[Ardra]

You should post the pic of the hat... :)

Seemed like he was smitten at first sight ...

Nice poem... and sweet words always make us feel better..

[Chris Shaw]

Thankyou Ardra. Can't upload any photos at the moment. Storage capacity on my home computer, needs fixing. But I will get round to it one day.

[matelotrod]

Just the sort of poetry I like, and the hat of course! Being male, aged I know, but when you get a flattering remark regarding hat or features it is a type of offer of a date. Maybe the coffee and cake gave him confidence. Thanks for sharing and keep them coming. Rod.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Rod so much. It heartens me to know that my little poem gave you enjoyment. I do like to inject a little bit of humour every now and again. It makes a welcome break from serious stuff.

Chris

[matelotrod]

Almost all of my poems are "Humour" and I must say humour is my favourite read, funny I should say that !

[Jack O]

Did all the salad go to waste?

[Chris Shaw]

No, after the prawns were picked at, the salad also got eaten: ))

[Jack O]

LOL. I have to enter 10 characters to reply to you.
I could type LOL over and over. I don't suppose I have to do so now. some rules are very silly I suppose.

[Chris Shaw]

lol ....see what you mean

[Stella Armour]

How lovely :))

i bet you felt a million dollars for the rest of the day ..

[Chris Shaw]

I did Stella. Coffee, cake and flattery in the company of my Cathy. Couldn't have asked for better :))

[barleygirl]

This is affectionate & playful & endearing! *smile* Love the way you set the scene & convey tons of modest attitude with sparkling details we can all relate to. I really needed this smidgen of sweetness, after the bozos I've run into lately! *wink! wink!* Fondly, Margie

[Chris Shaw]

Hi dear Margie, ah it warms my heart to know you found this playful and endearing. Thank you so much for your visit.

Chris

[lightsong]

You are REALLY good my friend!!! hhaa, but honestly I think he wanted more than "Your great hat!" so You can have some comfort here :) I felt my self reading a scene from a novel, an old novel and this just gave me a great feeling, and how I wish to stay in Your first verse, with a coffee and cake, and my beautiful rainy solitude... ah! very very well done my friend, Thank You for posting another fun for us to read :)

[Chris Shaw]

I posted this one especially for you, as you enjoyed the other so much. So pleased you called and left a comment Light.

[lightsong]

You are so sweet my friend, thank You :) I enjoyed this one even in a different way too, as I said it made me feel I was reading a scene in a novel, and that gave me a really delightful feeling, again, Thank You so much 🌼🌷🌼

[Chris Shaw]

My pleasure