London Lament

I had to sit through it all the conversation that was inevitable What they did Where they went What they saw... My brother and his wife On the their expensive trip to see Roger Federer in the flesh My husband and daughter On a trip joining work with sightseeing And then there was me.... I listened... Big Ben and its imposing height Parliament's alluring might Pics there at Downing street Fish and chips, a tasty treat Outside Westminster Abbey The Thames in its flowing glory London Bridge, Trafalgar square Harrods and all the goodies there The Shard and the tennis match Souvenirs that were a catch Brollies forgotten here and there Poppies bobbing everywhere The Palace and the Rosetta stone Red booths housing telephones Tussaud's latest entries Baker Street and revelries All this, and so much more Stories of the trip...galore I sat and listened to it all Saw even more pics In my heart a twisted ache My teaching schedule and other things Made me stay back home It didn't make this night easier I thought of all I'd missed Sure, I'd been to London years ago But somehow...this still hurt I'd been left behind The night blissfully came to an end And here am I...writing this with London in my mind "London, BABY!" Not for me... Eileen Manassian Yup....I'm having a pity party. Didn't go to London with the fam. I was all by my lonesome! I'm happy my daughter and husband got to see the sights. We'd been there when Shereen was six or seven, but now at twenty, she could appreciate it all more. It still hurts a little that I couldn't go along. Now all the talk is done...and I can put it behind me, till the day I go to London and experience it on my OWN! ;)