waiting at the pub
for a lift home
on this cold clear
pale yellow winter's afternoon
'benny and the jets' filters through
the last of the late dusk light
a corner of my heart splinters
i remember
two young people
drinking blue lagoons
at this very table
all those years ago
it is so sad
the unravelling of these two
each flattened
by the rogue waves of life
i order one
from a fledgling barman
affecting
a pair of quizzical eyebrows
like question marks
obviously
has no idea what i am talking about
Ah, how well that encapsulates "À la recherche du temps perdu"...
ReplyDeleteMoi? Proustian...Nice compliment...Thank you !
ReplyDeleteSometimes you have to re-order that blue lagoon (have never tried one..have never lived ;) unravelling is sad.. no matter how, who or where..let's re-spool..
ReplyDeleteNot recommended for those who don't drink regularly ( like me)..Lethal after one sip !!!! Nowadays these blue drinks have names like blue bombsicles and sex in the driveway. Yes...tells you everything
ReplyDeletePS
( I am very boring too now:)
"a fledgling barman" with more experience the eyebrows will stop playing quiz...
ReplyDeletePffft:)
DeleteThat must have been one hell of a weekend! Intriguing write :)
ReplyDeleteChuckles !
Deleteit's those little things that tickles fond moments of memory. and no one else understands ! well penned, well written. gracias
ReplyDeleteThank you...glad you enjoyed it.
DeleteI started singing Bennie and the Jets at once upon seeing the first image....so sad when memories are further weighed down with an ignorant barman.
ReplyDelete"Each flattened by the rogue wave of life" is a brilliant line! Such memories do zing the heart. I love the barman's quizzical eyebrows. He sounds too young to understand much, LOL.
ReplyDeleteOh, the 'unravel' is so heart-wrenching....and there is something about
ReplyDeleteBennie and the Jets that just gets me every time, right from the first
note...so I completely loved this float along the 'blue lagoon' of
memories, Rall ;-)
The opening chords get me started as well. Something very positive about it.
ReplyDeleteHmm better to have the memories even if they are only pressed between two pages. Here's to hot summer nights and younger selves.
ReplyDeleteforgive the barman, he does not know who he is dealing with.
ReplyDeleteyes, any blue coloured drink is lethal (but nice).