Terry Ireland Poet Rhyme

Great Aunt Ada

Great Aunt Ada
not thought of her for years
she made me laugh
till I cried real tears
fascinated by her talk
never  wanting her to go
her every sentence finished 
with like and that you know

hidden under the table
her  delicious visiting days
mentally counting
each use of her phrase
as she gossiped away 
about him and her and so and so
just general village chat
like and that you know

hands over mouth
trying not to laugh aloud
as she chatted away 
about the village crowd
such a nice old lady
with a conversational flow
and to emphasise each point
her like and that you know

I don't know why 
she came back to mind
I reminisce a lot 
these days I find
a horrible child 
I hope she didn't know
how I writhed with joy 
like and that you know

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Speaks Volumes November 26, 2022 at 5:57 AM Terry you just brought back a memory for me that has been buried for decades. A neighbor mum and I would visit when I was a lil girl. She'd tell something of interest ( then her catch cry) "You know what I mean, I mean to say" and tell it all over again! This was the case with everything she said! She had a talking cockatoo and guess what? Yup everything it said was repeated after it said "you know what I mean, I mean to say" . Love your Aunt Ada, Love your Poem ! Terry Ireland November 26, 2022 at 7:42 AM Ah Wen, she was a lovely lady and i think I was a cruel child, but i so enjoyed her visits. I suppose I have my mannerisms now that my Grandchildren laugh at. Doesn't life pass so quickly