Going through the Photos

This was at Alan's in '89.

We could hear the dishwasher

hard at it in the kitchen

like an au pair on heat

rushing to knock off early.

They had a new extension,

that was where we had dinner. 

It occupied part of the garden

which we admired after dessert,

curtains being pulled back,

and lights switched on specially.

 

Surely you remember?

It was dark, and a stream ran

through the garden, but I said

there were no gnomes fishing.

We had the other Alan with us,

the French Alain on the exchange.

the one staying with us

I showed 'Allo 'Allo! to,

the one I told you asked 

'Why do they tok like that?'

 

You must remember now. Look,

someone took this photograph -

so we must have been there,

with the small talk, cigars de rigueur,

car doors banging after midnight, 

and goodnights vaporising in the cold...

You had no coat...you're shivering,

perhaps you do remember.

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Author's Note

Revised from yesterday

Reviews

[W R Stowe]

Quite an impressive garden,a garden party if you will.I use to flip through photo album's and high school yearbooks and reminisce of old times.Seems most of us as children always had fine and fun memories,nicely displayed in your poem.

[Gerald Parker]

Thanks for your comment. This photo is not bringing back a memory, however.

[W R Stowe]

But most photos do your welcome