Miss. Lock Memories
Don’t ask me what year it was
I just can’t recall it
but I do remember her name ..
Oh’ yes, and those legs of course
and the liberty-cap hairstyle
she wore all through term time
which someone
once told me was cut, by a fella
they all for some reason
or other, called Vidal Sassoon ..
Although, to be fair
if I am totally honest, I also recall
the length of her skirts,
that were in fact, no length at all ..
Yes, those were
the main things I most clearly
remember about dear Miss Lock,
my first love
and primary school teacher ..
Who by the way,
taught me my alphabet, and then
later to read ..
Indeed, on her birthday I once
wrote her a poem
and she did thank me with a blush
plus a kiss on the cheek ..
And boy, did I come over all funny
and never washed
the whole of my face for a week ..
But of course,
that was years back and how things
have changed ..
Some say I am older and wiser maybe
I still feel a kid tho
and my knees invariably go weak ..
When I think of
Miss Lock and that kiss on the cheek ..
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Author:
Neville (
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- Comment from author about the poem: every single bloomin word is true ..
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Comments8
Those first loves get ya every time. Straight to my favs with this one N. 🥰
aww gosh .............. how bloomin kind is that AP ... bloomin very if you ask me .. many thank you's my friend 🙂
Bursting with the sweet experience of awakenings of the heart. No matter how long ago, it stays with you forever because it was perfect. Thank you for this lovely poem.
How very kind my friend .. but no, I absolutely insist, tis ME that must be thanking YOU .. and I do too ................ thank you Bella & truly 🙂
A fine read, Neville.
Memories are persistent, aren't they?
and may they always be Jez .............. many thank you's for gracing this particular page today sir 🙂
I loved the description, this poem is so raw and beautiful ♥️
I love the fact you loved the description .. thank you ChrisLyn🕊 .. much peace, much love and all good things ♥️
So sweet. A memory to recall again and again.
it had been going around and around in my head for ages & so I thought I should do something about it and kinda pay tribute to Miss Lock who is responsible for my passion for poetry .. thanks Roz ............... Neville
I had the most brutish BROTHERS, so no such frock, thus no such luck or Ms Lock.
Thoroughly enjoyed your post.
I was gonna try and respond with summat that rhymed .. but then thought better of it .. and anyway dear Suresh, you already knows I much prefer prose .................... maybe N 🙂
First love is always one we remember and your look-back dazzles with what you at that tender age noticed so clearly - skirt lengths and hair styles took precedence over lollies etc when Miss Lock was spotted by young romantics like you.... bless ya for not growing out of that sentimental phase mon ami ...............x
if my memory serves me correctly, lollies etc were way down the list of things on my mind at that particular point in time ................................ but yes, I guess I do retain some of that old sentimentality Fay and thank you for noticing .................................................................... 🙂 x
This was just a joy to read! Those sweet crushes in our youth. You captured it so well!
thank you so much LMTobin ................. Neville
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