My Pact With the Lollipop Boy

~My Pact With The Lollipop Boy When I was nine I made a pact with a boy If I am not married in fifteen years will you be my toy? He answered between the lollypop licks Of course I’ll marry you - but was he "taking the mick"? The boy then left with his mum and dad I went to his leaving party- it made me quite sad. The pact I had made with a sticky lollipop boy Now he had gone to Australia there will be no marriage joy. I grew but never forgot the skinny sticky boy that captured my heart I’d remember the days we said we would never part We swapped toy racing cars and penknives so cool We played on his climbing frame, we were nobody’s fools. We played knock and run the neighbours we did annoy The skinny- freckled girl, and the sticky lollipop boy. Ten years passed then I heard through the grape vine My lollipop boy had returned from Oz- but for good this time. We met, he was tall and he remembered so well Our pact we had made as young kids, it was swell We dated and courted and fell in love Our pact came true and we fit like a hand in a glove. The only thing wrong with our fifteen year pact Was it happened in twelve years and that is a fact.
"Taking the mick" means joking or foooling about for those that do not understand
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Horsman Avatar
November 3, 2012 at 10:35 AM
So, you were 'The skinny-freckled girl' hope you still are... could be soup mail check it out...
Brown Avatar
May 21, 2012 at 7:47 AM
Congratulations on your placement in Paula Swanson's "Pact" contest Mandy. Love, Carol
Macfarlane Avatar
May 20, 2012 at 4:44 PM
Beautifully written love story, I love it! Congrats on your win. Hugs
Bauer Avatar
May 20, 2012 at 3:33 PM
i love the fact that this is true! how great! you've done a wonderful job retelling it on poetry. congrats on your win!
Guzzi Avatar
May 20, 2012 at 12:08 PM
Just charming! Congrad's on your winning write. Light & Love
Richards Avatar
May 20, 2012 at 8:46 AM
It this is a true story, makes it even more enjoyable to read! What a wonderful pact indeed! Congratulations on your win!
Williams Avatar
May 20, 2012 at 2:12 AM
Mandy congrats on another cracking win..David
Johnson Avatar
May 19, 2012 at 10:28 PM
What a romantic story and congratulations on your win. Love, Joyce
Dietrich Avatar
May 10, 2012 at 9:11 PM
wow, is this your true marriage story?? SO COOL and that you could get this great entertaining poem from it. I think it should do really well in the contest. (thanks for "taking the mick" translation).
Onclaud Avatar
May 10, 2012 at 12:56 PM
starry-eyed lollipop story, mandy.. charming write.. best wishes and hugggs!;)
Susan Avatar
May 10, 2012 at 6:30 AM
What a wonderful love story! if only it were that easy for everyone. Is this based on a true story? Or for the pact contest? Or both? :)
Tams The Golden Girl Avatar
May 10, 2012 at 6:51 AM
It is based on a true story Susan just slightly adapted for the the pact, and thanks for commenting xx
Williams Avatar
May 10, 2012 at 1:48 AM
Mandy Just love this, nothing wrong with sticky fingers ha ha ha..David
Tams The Golden Girl Avatar
May 10, 2012 at 6:50 AM
Ha ha thanks david xx
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