Living by the seaside

Cherry

By mcmanaman

Sun, 13 Nov 2011
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This week I've been staying in a flat near the seaside
and suggested a walk along the beach to Rosy
whose flat it is and she seemed surprised.

If she had lived by a graveyard would I have suggested pushing
her two year old's pushchair around the cemetry
reading names on tombstones

I've never lived in a flat by the sea
but despite the best intentions I know that if I did
I would have no shell collection.

No acquaintances on the pier to say hello to
to ruffle the cheeks of my two year old
or dog.

Certificate U
Poem
Air guitar lamp incident
Autobiography

Comments

Submitted by maisie on
i like the development in your poem from the busyiness at the start - your relationships, to the paring down, no shell collection, no one to speak too... at the end.

maisie angel Guess what?  I'm still alive!

Submitted by seashore on
I did live in a flat by the sea in Devon and did have a shell and pebble collection....liked the poem anyway though!