The Woman in the Street

Cherry

By Silver Spun Sand

Wed, 25 Apr 2012
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14 comments
 

Soho steams tonight...
and he is the strip joints,
the taxis and the tourists...
the kerb-crawler and the pigs,
the bouncers and the pimps...
And the hand-job lot
are already on the make;
pavements are heaving.

Yet, right this minute,
nothing can come between
him and his plate of eels
and mash – his sketch-pad
and pencil, and that hooker
giving him the ‘come-on’,
and the sweet sting of rain
on her naked shoulder.

Certificate 12
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Comments

Submitted by jolono on
Tina, absolutely loved the last few lines, "the sting of rain on her naked shoulder" As always really good!

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Many thanks;-) Tina

 

Submitted by well-wisher on
Hi, Tina. I've read this poem a few times now. I like that its about an artist and is itself a poetic sketch. It reminds me of Jazz poetry or the opening paragraph to some gritty detective novel. I can imagine hearing a bluesy saxophone being played as I read it. Yet it's also very English with its Mash and Jellied Eels which I also like. Much enjoyed.

Oh look, a link. I wonder where it leads.

JoHn

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Thanks, so very much, well-wisher. You can't beat a nice plateful of eels and mash, not forgetting the old liquor...especially from Manzies;-) Tina

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
Hi Tina, The artist with his sketch pad, ready to capture a piece of night life. you really got everything about Soho into this poem, I could picture the scene so well. Great read. Jenny.

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Thanks so much, Jenny...exactly the picture I wanted to conjure up, and I am pleased I was successful. Hope you are not having too many showers. I'm getting webbed feet...along with my ducks;-) Tina

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
Hi Tina, you gave me a laugh with your comment about the webbed feet. I can't believe we're in a drought here where I live, with all this rain, it's mad. Jenny.

 

Submitted by MistakenMagic on
I always adore your shorter poems, Tina, and this one is no exception - raw, gritty, but still the beauty shines through. Well done! Magic xxx

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Many thanks, Magic. Pleased you enjoyed;-) Tina xxx

 

Submitted by Cavalcader on
new Silver-Spun-Sand Hi! loved all of this poem, artist sketch pad,many images mash and eels. The hooker umm! congrats: on the cherries. I like sausage and mash! not eels,Ray just said "Huss" is an eel oysters,cockles,tripe like my dad had dislike. Hope your well. Yes,heavy rain here to Was thinking of wellingtons way back,so heavy now pretty designs. julie x.

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Thanks, Julie. Pleased you enjoyed;-) Heavy rain here too...and we've got a hosepipe ban. Crazy, or what? Keep dry and keep wearing those Wellies;-) Tina

 

Submitted by Cavalcader on
new Silver-Spun-Sand Hi! Tina, No haven't got any wellies yet! But when small so light,my foot wouldn't go in go out to play,so stamping away,found a dead mouse. Mum been saying push push! Well chilly,windy morning,by midday hot had change into T shirt Water gardens one small. Love big umbrellas I have,patterns and Marilyn Monroe on,and Audrey Hepburn have,but know where to hang them out. But keep on dryer. Hope spelt ok. The portable blow inside out, lot of wind like me. Quite expensive and very heavy! Q What did I buy,in a charity shop yesterday? Have good day. julie x

Submitted by Sooz006 on
And here was me thinking what a lovely girl you are. How could you possibly put something like that in your mouth, that's disgusting :-) Eels, yeuk! It's funny the eels reference and the obvious locating of it in Soho makes it, as well wisher said, so typically British, but without those two references it could just as easily have been in Amsterdam, or the Alexandra Platz red light district of Berlin, or probably any other area such in any other city. Despite being British to the point of bulldogs it also had a really cosmopolitan feel to it. Lovely.

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Thanks, Sooz...and hey, yes...I'll wash my mouth out with soap, so I will;-) You're so right that it could be anywhere...most certainly Amsterdam which I have visited many times. The first time was with my husband who took me on a tour of the red light district, would you believe. He was in the oil industry then, and had been staying in the area for many weeks, so he got to know it quite well...not too well he assured me;-) You are also right about Berlin of course. I was there not long after the wall came down, and it was interesting to say the least. Many thanks again for your, as usual, inspired thoughts. More than appreciated. Tina