It Took Three Coats

Neville

It Took Three Coats

 

It took three coats to keep us warm

   that winter ..

   I remember each one of them well ..

In particular,

I liked the navy blue, quilted, Chinese

peasant jacket

you always wore, because you looked

so good in it

     and cool, as indeed, you always were ..

I also liked, the off-white

Afghan my mother bought from some

old market stall

and the hooded, woolen Moroccan thing

that seemed to crawl

      without strings, or wind, or any help at all ..

I still wore it though,

   because you bought it, with real young love

 you’d saved for me, back then

..

  • Author: Neville (Offline Offline)
  • Published: April 20th, 2024 04:57
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Comments6

  • 2781

    It's turned cold today, I wore my new 2nd hand leather jacket,
    Shouldn't have worn it to the mall though.

    • Neville



      retro is all the rage bro .. I'm sure you wore it well

    • orchidee

      Good write N.
      Someone - you knows her - wears 3 coats/layers of botox! lol. More like 30 layers.

      • Neville



        I imagine it must be nearly time for you to shed yours Steven .. 🐭

      • Cassie58

        Nothing like cuddling under coats to keep you warm in freezing weather. We have been spoiled with central heating. Yes I remember ice on window panes and coats on top of blankets. That was one of my Nan’s tricks. Your poem though is about young love. You must have been captivated a great deal to wear that Moroccan thingy that crawled:) Neville your nostalgic writes are ace. Happy Saturday to you and yours.

        • Neville



          Now ya talkin .. it seems we have so much in common our Cassie & I shall treasure that ace remark .. and back at you and yours .. N

        • Teddy.15

          Metaphorically beautiful, I still have a coat my dear mum gave me years ago. This is beautiful dear Nev. 🌹

          • Neville



            that's lovely Teddy .. something to treasure, I still occasionally sniff a few of the items of clothing I have of both my mum and dads .. no value to anyone else but priceless to me .. 🌹

            • Teddy.15

              ❤️

            • Accidental Poet

              Just when I thought it was warming up. BRRRR. 🥶

              • Neville



                my father always used to say Dont cast a clout till May is out .. Neva knew what he meant until it was too late to thank him for the advice ..

                • Accidental Poet

                  Trust me N, he knows. 😉👍

                • Goldfinch60

                  I don't feel the cold much so I may put one jacket on over my short sleeved shirt occasionally Neville.

                  Andy

                  • Neville



                    Boy they sure make em hard up north .. not even a neckerchief 🙂



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