Hannah and Benny
went swimming
at the Bedlam Park
swimming pool
water cold
clear blue
(unless someone ******
an orangey yellow
tang or tone)
they sat on the side
of the pool
after a while
in the water
gets cold
after a while
Benny said
looking at Hannah
in her bathing costume
of dark pink
does indeed
she said
your mother
(Mrs Scot)
didn't seem keen
you going swimming
with me
Benny said
Hannah smiled
she said
wa gang swimmin'
wi' heem?
to me as we left
Hannah said
what did you say?
Benny said
coz ah loch heem
I told her
Benny smiled
don't know what
it means but it
sounds good
what did she say?
nae accoontin
fur taste
Hannah replied
good God
why doesn't she
like me?
Benny said
you're English
and a male
Hannah said
that's about it
what about your Dad
he's both?
Benny said
there you are
Hannah said
that's about it
anyway enough of her
let's get dried
and go get a drink
in the cafe
and you can tell me
about the Rob Roy book
you've bought
she said
o right
he said
and they walked back
to the changing rooms
and he got out
of his wet trunks and dried
and thought about
the slightly bulging chest
that he noticed
Hannah had
and wondered if
she was unwell
or was it just because
she was a biggish girl.
Oct 17, 2015
Oct 17, 2015 at 2:13 PM UTC
Hannah and Benny
went swimming
at the Bedlam Park
swimming pool
water cold
clear blue
(unless someone ******
an orangey yellow
tang or tone)
they sat on the side
of the pool
after a while
in the water
gets cold
after a while
Benny said
looking at Hannah
in her bathing costume
of dark pink
does indeed
she said
your mother
(Mrs Scot)
didn't seem keen
you going swimming
with me
Benny said
Hannah smiled
she said
wa gang swimmin'
wi' heem?
to me as we left
Hannah said
what did you say?
Benny said
coz ah loch heem
I told her
Benny smiled
don't know what
it means but it
sounds good
what did she say?
nae accoontin
fur taste
Hannah replied
good God
why doesn't she
like me?
Benny said
you're English
and a male
Hannah said
that's about it
what about your Dad
he's both?
Benny said
there you are
Hannah said
that's about it
anyway enough of her
let's get dried
and go get a drink
in the cafe
and you can tell me
about the Rob Roy book
you've bought
she said
o right
he said
and they walked back
to the changing rooms
and he got out
of his wet trunks and dried
and thought about
the slightly bulging chest
that he noticed
Hannah had
and wondered if
she was unwell
or was it just because
she was a biggish girl.
BOY AND GIRL GOING SWIMMING IN LONDON IN 1960
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