Your mother
had gone to see
her sister in Chichester
so you went with me
to the pond that day.
It was Saturday
so no school
and having done
your chores
we went to the pond.
It was a bright morning
and warm
and the birds
were out in force
and ducks swam
on the water.
"I wouldn't have got out
had she been there"
you said.
"Glad she did
and you have"
I said.
You lay on the grass
and I lay beside you.
"How comes
she won't let you out
on Saturday?"
I asked.
"She says it's
to train us girls
to become good wives"
you replied.
"So what is your sister
doing today"
I asked.
"I have no idea
and don't care
as long as she doesn't
say about me
going out"
you said.
"Will she?"
I said.
"Hope not
but I have done
all the jobs
I was told to do"
you said.
You took my hand
in yours and held it
against your breast.
I felt your heartbeat.
"If my house was empty
we could go there"
you said
"but my sister
is probably there
and my father
might pop in
from the farm for lunch."
"And what
would we do there?"
I said smiling.
"You'll not know now"
you said.
You turned
and looked down
at me lying there.
You kissed me
on the lips.
A long kiss
then you pulled away
and stared at me.
I gazed
into your eyes
like into a deep
blue sea.
May 4, 2018
May 4, 2018 at 2:28 AM UTC
Your mother
had gone to see
her sister in Chichester
so you went with me
to the pond that day.
It was Saturday
so no school
and having done
your chores
we went to the pond.
It was a bright morning
and warm
and the birds
were out in force
and ducks swam
on the water.
"I wouldn't have got out
had she been there"
you said.
"Glad she did
and you have"
I said.
You lay on the grass
and I lay beside you.
"How comes
she won't let you out
on Saturday?"
I asked.
"She says it's
to train us girls
to become good wives"
you replied.
"So what is your sister
doing today"
I asked.
"I have no idea
and don't care
as long as she doesn't
say about me
going out"
you said.
"Will she?"
I said.
"Hope not
but I have done
all the jobs
I was told to do"
you said.
You took my hand
in yours and held it
against your breast.
I felt your heartbeat.
"If my house was empty
we could go there"
you said
"but my sister
is probably there
and my father
might pop in
from the farm for lunch."
"And what
would we do there?"
I said smiling.
"You'll not know now"
you said.
You turned
and looked down
at me lying there.
You kissed me
on the lips.
A long kiss
then you pulled away
and stared at me.
I gazed
into your eyes
like into a deep
blue sea.
