I stood next to Jeanette
on the sports field
it was sports day
and she was in
her gym skirt and top
and I was in
black sports shorts
and a white shirt
what are you in?
I asked
she looked at me
100yards run
and a relay
she said quietly
are you any good?
I asked
I can run ok
her friend Angela
next to her
a blonde haired girl said
she's fast
is she now?
I said
yes
Angela said
she'll get us house points
that's for sure
what are you in then?
Jeanette asked
I’m down for the 100 yards
that's all
and that was a mistake
as I didn't mean to run
as fast in the trials
but the other kids
were so slow
she nodded her head
and said
but at least
you'll get your house
some points
I couldn't careless
about house points
I said
she looked away
a race was about to start
girls were lined up
at the lower end
it's being apart of a team
Jeanette said
doing one's best
if I was in your house
I'd run every race
I said
but you're not
she said
no that's why
I don't give a ****
the girls were off
down the track
a lean tall girl
was ahead of them
a lone tubby girl
brought up the rear
there was cheering ons
and shouts
of COME ON
RUN RUN
from the crowds
I looked at Jeanette
beside me
she was calling out softly
moving her hands
she was thin
and her legs were long
but more shapely
than I’d thought
she looked along
the other end
where the lean girl
came in first
come on
Angela said
and taking Jeanette
by the hand
they ran down
to the line
for the next race
I watched them go
the girl Angela
dumpy and blonde
and Jeanette
thin and tall
with a lovely sway
which I thought
capturing it
in my mind
with my camera eye
would stay with me
all day.
May 29, 2014
May 29, 2014 at 1:52 AM UTC
I stood next to Jeanette
on the sports field
it was sports day
and she was in
her gym skirt and top
and I was in
black sports shorts
and a white shirt
what are you in?
I asked
she looked at me
100yards run
and a relay
she said quietly
are you any good?
I asked
I can run ok
her friend Angela
next to her
a blonde haired girl said
she's fast
is she now?
I said
yes
Angela said
she'll get us house points
that's for sure
what are you in then?
Jeanette asked
I’m down for the 100 yards
that's all
and that was a mistake
as I didn't mean to run
as fast in the trials
but the other kids
were so slow
she nodded her head
and said
but at least
you'll get your house
some points
I couldn't careless
about house points
I said
she looked away
a race was about to start
girls were lined up
at the lower end
it's being apart of a team
Jeanette said
doing one's best
if I was in your house
I'd run every race
I said
but you're not
she said
no that's why
I don't give a ****
the girls were off
down the track
a lean tall girl
was ahead of them
a lone tubby girl
brought up the rear
there was cheering ons
and shouts
of COME ON
RUN RUN
from the crowds
I looked at Jeanette
beside me
she was calling out softly
moving her hands
she was thin
and her legs were long
but more shapely
than I’d thought
she looked along
the other end
where the lean girl
came in first
come on
Angela said
and taking Jeanette
by the hand
they ran down
to the line
for the next race
I watched them go
the girl Angela
dumpy and blonde
and Jeanette
thin and tall
with a lovely sway
which I thought
capturing it
in my mind
with my camera eye
would stay with me
all day.
SCHOOL SPORTS DAY IN 1962 AND A BOY AND GIRLS.
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