Memories Made of This

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ANOTHER from my MEMORY BANK ANTHOLOGY

Candles & nightlights 
flickering bright
blackout curtains 
       shutting out the moonlight
snuggle down cosy 
          blankets tight
perhaps
    the war will end to-night

dripping setting
        from Sunday's roast
spread so thick 
     on Monday's toast
meat bones simmer 
    ..on the old gas ring
Pa's homemade soup
             the 'real thing'

paper chains cut &    glued
beer 
         in glass bottles brewed
Christmas puddings 
          with threepenny bits
the Meccano present 
                  made to fit

Sunday school outings 
             upto Coombe hill
my first ever train ride
                so quite a thrill
Walks over corn fields 
 to the Bugle Horn
         crisps and lemonade upon their lawn

A weekly soak
         in a round tin bath
towelling off 
          by open fire in the hearth.
a viewpoint       from childhood
 seen
    growing up at
number sixteen     Beech green 

 Year Posted 2012

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Gary Radice

Date: 6/7/2021 1:01:00 PM

Wonderfully atmospheric..I can almost see a coal fire next to that tin bath and feel ice on the inside of the windows without any of these being mentioned. To me that's a great skill of the writer. Your poem, Brian may be based on personal experiences but it is also accessible and identifiable at the same time. Cheers - Gary

Brian Strand
Date: 6/7/2021 2:34:00 PM

Those were the days Gary,thru a childhood haze

Terry Miller

Date: 6/6/2021 1:52:00 AM

"dripping setting from Sunday's roast spread so thick on Monday's toast" fond memories wonderful poem. Thank you

Brian Strand
Date: 6/6/2021 3:38:00 AM

In the days of true definition of poverty Terry.Cheers