Back in the Day

Neville

Back in the Day

 

He almost always

never

Thinks of her these

days ..

At least not the way

he always

used to think of her

back in the day ..

All the time, that is

Or

should I now say was ..

But hey ..

For some obscure

reason

and quite out of the

blue

He remembered

how she liked her butter

melted

How she always

ran her fingers through

her hair

And get this ..

How she always

smelt, felt, looked and

tasted

But then, my friend,

that was back in the day …

 

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  • Saxon Crow

    I like this one Nev. Very well written. Faved

    • Neville



      ... thank you my friend n truly 🙂

    • Laura🌻

      Neville,

      Your poem made me think of Mary Hopkin’s
      “Those were the days
      my friend…”

      I enjoyed the read.
      Thank you for sharing.

      Laura🌻

      • Neville



        thank you for reading & for the memory 🌻
        Neville 🙂

      • Accidental Poet

        Seems he thinks of her more often than he realizes. Must be love. Great write N. ; )

        • Neville



          ... thank you AP .. much appreciated and no kiddin .. N

        • orchidee

          Aww, I still remembers her (I would!).
          Have I even met this lass?! heehee.

          • Neville



            thanks Mr. O

            .............. N 🙂

          • dusk arising

            Reminiscences are the reward for having lived a fruitful younger life.
            Melted butter and fingered hair. Two unique style statements like no-one else possesses.

            • Neville



              .......................................... thanks DA .. much appreciated and truly ... N

            • Jerry Reynolds

              Well written, Neville.
              Still in love with them all as well.

              • Neville



                Cheers Jerry ................... 🙂

              • Fay Slimm.

                The many things that pass through the mind about a past love tell how much that "back in the day " is much nearer the present than anyone thinks......... the feeling lives on whatever the time and you scribe it totally heart-tugging here my dear Nev...........x

                • Neville



                  Bless you Fay .. a much appreciated visit .. as always ....................... N x

                • Goldfinch60

                  Back in he day indeed, such wonderful thoughts, back in the day.

                  Andy

                  • Neville



                    they were and truly .. thanks my golden friend ...

                  • Doggerel Dave

                    Memories - they come unbidden more often than not. Better if they are good 'uns, and these seem to be - with perhaps a sigh, Neville?
                    Nostalgia the word? If so the memories are worth the poem which I enjoyed.

                    • Neville



                      Thank you, you old Dog you ...

                    • L. B. Mek

                      'But hey ..
                      For some obscure
                      reason
                      and quite out of the
                      blue
                      He remembered
                      how she liked her butter
                      melted'..
                      love it when you utilise
                      your trademark conversational style and tone
                      then subtly weave-in
                      those hidden elements in your write
                      like the quite despair and frustration, in this
                      somewhat carefree
                      and unassumingly worded poem,
                      that's such a uniquely hard skill
                      you've developed and mastered, dear poet!
                      sometimes
                      it may truly be a blessing, when eventually
                      our memory: allows us, to let go and forget...
                      A brilliant write my friend
                      what a great way to start my week, thank you!

                      • Neville



                        ................................... Thank you so very much my fine literary friend & poet

                      • L. B. Mek

                        (our senses, may be
                        the most loyal thing about us
                        how
                        even after memory, begins to forget
                        a smell, can have us swimming
                        in scenes, reliving
                        that which we thought was lost to us
                        forever...)
                        simply Brilliant Hyung
                        dripping with melancholic realism
                        such a relatable read

                        • Neville



                          Bless you brother M ..



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