FREDERICKS AND SOMETHING NEW 1958

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dadio
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FREDERICKS AND SOMETHING NEW 1958

Post by dadio » June 20th, 2017, 7:03 am

Fredericks
was a tall kid
who lived opposite
the school.

He had black
straight hair
parted like Hitler
but without
the moustache.

We weren't friends
just acquaintances
who shared gossip
or new items
or swapped
cigarette cards
of footballers
or movie stars.

One day
he stopped me
outside school.

Hey Coles
you know girls
don't have thingys.

Thingys?
I said.

Yes you know
thingys to pee from.

Kids were passing
going into school
some hung outside
waiting for the bell.

Why not?

Don't know
he said.

How'd you know?
I asked.

He looked back
at his house.

My big brother
has this pin-up
on the door
inside his wardrobe
some nude dame
he said.

How comes
they don't have one?

How do I know
he said.

Maybe it
got a disease
had to have it
taken off
I said.

He didn't
look convinced
don't think so
Coles
he said.

What they
got then?

He shrugged
his shoulders
nothing
just a big bush
he said.

I nodded
looked back
at the school.

You watch
Gunsmoke
with James Arness
last night?
he said.

Yes it was good
I said
but don't think
he's as fast
as Wyatt Earp.

No guess not
or as flashy
as the Cisco Kid
Fredericks said.

A prefect rang
a hand bell
standing on the top
of the outside stairs.

Best go
I said.

Yeah
I might ask
Finn about
the girl's thingy
Fredericks said.

Yeah do that
I said.

He went up
the stairs
two at a time.

I followed
walking slow
that was
something new
I didn't know.

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Re: FREDERICKS AND SOMETHING NEW 1958

Post by saw » June 21st, 2017, 8:10 am

the young age of discovery captured in all it's glory....i actually remember what I considered then , my first dirty joke...I was in first grade :

Knock Knock

Who's there ?

Madame

Madame who ?

Ma- Damn foot 's caught in the door...

It must have made an impact, that I still remember it....how we snickered and thought we were grown up now...ha
If you do not change your direction
you may end up where you are heading

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Re: FREDERICKS AND SOMETHING NEW 1958

Post by dadio » June 22nd, 2017, 11:40 am

Thank you. 8)

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Re: FREDERICKS AND SOMETHING NEW 1958

Post by the mingo » June 22nd, 2017, 3:40 pm

* 8) * - reaching back there, Terry - 8)
Doll, you may have found a place of rest but I'm still on the trail.

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Re: FREDERICKS AND SOMETHING NEW 1958

Post by dadio » June 23rd, 2017, 2:31 pm

Thank you. 8)

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Re: FREDERICKS AND SOMETHING NEW 1958

Post by leafsailors ghost » June 30th, 2017, 10:35 pm

I saw my little sister and was most concerned for her , then it was sort of explained to me, the poem took me back so many years, so quickly

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Re: FREDERICKS AND SOMETHING NEW 1958

Post by dadio » July 4th, 2017, 7:59 am

Thank you. 8)

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