Two and a half women stands for a shot
The memories of old past, three amigos
Timely remainders, of life in black a' white captured
Steps on frozen river's ice skate
Joy captured in time capsules
Some amigos are long, long gone now
Some are long forgotten now
Life on time cue cards
Playing balancing act
Of who to have in memories
What with so many new amigos born
The parks are silence
No longer encroached by
Old Victorian fashion
Their lives our of alien thought to us
Until the black and white picture
Brings snow trio amigos back to life again
A posture with smiles on their faces
Like a silent Charlie Chaplin movie seen
All we can do is watch and imagine
Of what good times the old amigos
The lost once, had before silence
Became of their youth
Oh, yes, I love three and a half women! My little "Auntie" as we used to call her, was only 4'10" tall. She really was only half!
ReplyDeleteNice thoughts of friends, 3 1/2 of them... well done, circa Charlie Chaplain days of yore...
ReplyDeleteI feel so nostalgic reading your poem, like stepping right into those silent reels.
ReplyDeleteI like the playful feel of this, just touching on the past.
ReplyDeleteVery enjoyable piece.
Beautiful. I bet shorty was the leader.
ReplyDeleteThis was a moving piece and in many ways it is awesome that Tess' Auntie is known to Tess. I wish I knew my ancestoral relatives like that.
ReplyDeleteMy sisters and I were known as The Three Musketeers .... we were amigos too.
ReplyDeleteI had to laugh at "two and a half women". I think, too, that she was the leader of the other two amigos. She's short, but she looks like she could order them around.
ReplyDeleteLove the line "life on time cue cards"... says so much.
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU!
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