EASY COMPANYA Poem by Phil Roberts
Put the kettle on
The Dodger's here Him and me sat chatting in the blazing sun As happy as gypsies leaving town We have a lifetime between us Over forty years of friendship And a thousand events and people Indelible memories Me teaching him his first chords Fingers stumbling on the frets Now he plays like a dream And he's taking the band Into the studio next month All down the years It's been music and laughter And a few daft adventures A few rows but then We're both fiery characters And they were soon forgotten In favour of a laugh or a song And now we sit in the sun Remembering old friends And "Do you remember when"s The summer of '76 was rich Guitars in the hills Writing songs and poetry Happy days, old friend Happy days indeed By Phil Roberts © 2016 Phil Roberts |
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1 Review Added on August 19, 2016 Last Updated on August 19, 2016 AuthorPhil Robertsmacclesfield, north-west, United KingdomAboutI'm from the north-west of England where the rain lives. I am retired and a grandfather to many. I've led an "interesting" life, i suppose you could say, with lots of laughter and a few tears, like mo.. more..Writing
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