Ann Gilmour Poet Rhyme

Damien the Moodiest Alien

In his green anorak
With a red bobble hat
He was sat in the midday sun
He was looking so glum
Our dear teenage son
Such a look on his face
For the last place on earth
He wanted to be
Was a beach in the sun
With his Dad and his Mum

Our annual hols were just us three
On the beloved Island of Jersey
A trip replicated many times before
'Twas our favourite Island 
Our special place 
A place we came to adore

On previous stays our darling boy
Anticipation high as we took to the sky
He was boisterous and bursting with energy
Having bucket loads of fun ~ it was just us three

Overnight what on earth had occurred
Changing his personality so radically
He had always loved the sea and the sun
As he swam and he laughed having so much fun

It was just like a magical wand had been waved
Whilst our happy-go-lucky boy slept
This boy who had woken was not our son

For a while and unbeknown to him 
We named him Damien the moodiest Alien

He hardly spoke
His head held low
The occasional grunt
He would on us bestow

But then of course 
He’d just turned thirteen
The dreaded hormones
were kicking in…

This image came to mind only recently
It had always made me smile
But sadly my son is no longer here
He was taken so suddenly in October last year
No warning at all aged just 49 years
Since he has gone I’ve shed so many tears

But recently whilst reminiscing a while
Remembering that day it brought back my smile

That day on the beach
Getting hotter and hotter
Refusing to move
Refusing to talk
Too cool to be seen
With his Ma and his Da
In his red bobble hat
And his green anorak

~~~

Over the years we three 
laughed out loud at that… 
 


Written 17th November 2020

Contest COMPLETELY YOUR CHOICE 46
Sponsor Brian Strand 
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Sara Kendrick January 21, 2021 at 4:54 AM Congrats on your winner. Sara Ann Gilmour January 27, 2021 at 12:01 PM Thank you so much dear Sara. With kindest thoughts Ann xx

Victor Buhagiar November 18, 2020 at 3:54 AM Unfortunately I never visited Jersey. However I loved your poem. ~~ Ann Gilmour November 20, 2020 at 8:47 AM Thanks Victor ~ yes Jersey and Guernsey are lovely islands in fact all the Channel Islands are beautiful. There is something rather romantic about an island, don't you think? We were always drawn to them and having also visited Malta and Madeira, the Scillies and Canaries to name but just a few, I guess you could say we loved them haha... Kindest thoughts Ann

Tom Cunningham November 17, 2020 at 6:45 AM Happy memories Ann, so funny, but teens are like that, our three daughters were the same. To be out with mom and dad would dent their street cred lol. But as they get older they're no longer ashamed to be seen with us. Tom Ann Gilmour November 17, 2020 at 2:25 PM Hahaha that is so true Tom but as they get older they cannot believe they ever behaved like that, bless them... Thank you for your support Tom and I hope you are keeping safe and well my friend. With kindest thoughts Ann xx