At The Mall
my niece is the grand display
at the Westfield food court
delighting us all
with her furtive glances
and wide open grins
it’s my birthday so
I’m being treated to lunch
and opted for Chinese
my sister and I ponder
we are getting older
I tell her
I thought by now
I would have found
a soul-mate
and now it’s getting
too late
maudlin thoughts
on your birthday
my niece smiles and giggles
saying things in gibberish
that only Carmela can
understand
she holds her tiny hand
outstretched to us
offering
a mostly eaten cracker
with marmite on top
Joanne Fisher
I wrote this poem a while ago but as it fits the Carrot Ranch May 9 Flash Fiction Challenge prompt for growing older I thought I would publish it here. I did have to do some re-writing so it fit the 99 word count.
Crackers and marmite. Mmm. Not had that for a while.
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It’s never too late!
Also, cute little poem.
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Never too late 🙂 Gotta keep dreamn!!
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Well versed.
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This flowed so well. I felt like I was there. Very well written. I gotta catch up on your work 💜
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Thanks ❤
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You did good. Poems are always tricky with the word count!
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A contemplative piece. Things don’t always work out as we envisage.
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I drink a coffee with you anytime. Belated happy birthday… Every day is a treasure when you get past that inadvisable ‘hill’ mark that in my opinion keeps shifting 🙂
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This is an older poem. My birthday is in mid-July…
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But thanks ❤
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I’ve a bunch o’family birthdays in July – a good month indeed. I’m an autumn babe…
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What a cute image I have of this little one spriting about, adding both playfulness and depth to the ponderings of the poem.
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A lovely poem about new life and getting older. Having a partner early doesn’t guarantee happiness anyhow. The majority of marriages break down in our modern world.
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I’m well aware of that. I’ve been in failed relationships as well. What I was referring to was finding a soulmate…
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