Janice was quite excited
when I saw her
by Bath Terrace
(we'd agreed
to meet there )
Gran said you can come
with us to see Quo Vadis
Janice said
who's Quo vadis?
I asked
o Benny
she said
it's a film
it's about early Christianity
it's got Robert Taylor
and Deborah Kerr in it
sounds good
I said
when is it and where?
not sure but Gran said
she'll ask your mum
and well we'll actually go
Janice said
good
I said
(her gran whom
she lived with
was very protective
and strict)
so what shall
we do today?
I asked
Janice smiled and said
I told Gran we'd not
go too far as she does
worry although she
doesn't worry as much
if I'm with you
what about
East Street Market?
I asked
is it far?
she asked
not far if
we get a bus
I said
she searched the pockets
of her dress
I've only got 6d
she said
is that enough?
sure it is
I said
ok
she said
so we walked
to the bus stop
and got a bus
that went to the market
and sat next
to each other
and I paid the conductor
and when we got there
we went down
the market street
looking at the various stalls
and I showed her
the stall where I'd
bought a fish tank
a few months before
what did you buy
a fish tank for?
she asked
to put a gold fish in
I won at the fairground
on the bomb site
in Meadow Row
I told her
was it any good?
she asked
no it leaked
and the water came out
but my uncle mended it
with putty stuff
and the water
stays in now
I said
and is the fish
happy there?
she asked
no it disappeared
down the sink
in the kitchen
when I was
cleaning it out last week
o no poor gold fish
where'd it go?
Janice asked
my mum said
it went to the River Thames
then out to sea again
I said
o I see
she said smiling
that's was lucky
I smiled
yes I guess it was
we walked around
the stalls then we went
to a small cafe
and bought lemonade
and two cakes
(I had money
left over from
my pocket money)
and we sat and ate them
and a man said to Janice
I like your red beret
she was shy but said
o thank you
but I gave the man
my John Wayne stare
but he walked off
and didn't seem to care.
Jul 28, 2015
Jul 28, 2015 at 2:53 AM UTC
Janice was quite excited
when I saw her
by Bath Terrace
(we'd agreed
to meet there )
Gran said you can come
with us to see Quo Vadis
Janice said
who's Quo vadis?
I asked
o Benny
she said
it's a film
it's about early Christianity
it's got Robert Taylor
and Deborah Kerr in it
sounds good
I said
when is it and where?
not sure but Gran said
she'll ask your mum
and well we'll actually go
Janice said
good
I said
(her gran whom
she lived with
was very protective
and strict)
so what shall
we do today?
I asked
Janice smiled and said
I told Gran we'd not
go too far as she does
worry although she
doesn't worry as much
if I'm with you
what about
East Street Market?
I asked
is it far?
she asked
not far if
we get a bus
I said
she searched the pockets
of her dress
I've only got 6d
she said
is that enough?
sure it is
I said
ok
she said
so we walked
to the bus stop
and got a bus
that went to the market
and sat next
to each other
and I paid the conductor
and when we got there
we went down
the market street
looking at the various stalls
and I showed her
the stall where I'd
bought a fish tank
a few months before
what did you buy
a fish tank for?
she asked
to put a gold fish in
I won at the fairground
on the bomb site
in Meadow Row
I told her
was it any good?
she asked
no it leaked
and the water came out
but my uncle mended it
with putty stuff
and the water
stays in now
I said
and is the fish
happy there?
she asked
no it disappeared
down the sink
in the kitchen
when I was
cleaning it out last week
o no poor gold fish
where'd it go?
Janice asked
my mum said
it went to the River Thames
then out to sea again
I said
o I see
she said smiling
that's was lucky
I smiled
yes I guess it was
we walked around
the stalls then we went
to a small cafe
and bought lemonade
and two cakes
(I had money
left over from
my pocket money)
and we sat and ate them
and a man said to Janice
I like your red beret
she was shy but said
o thank you
but I gave the man
my John Wayne stare
but he walked off
and didn't seem to care.
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