A Valentine snippet !

"I want to kiss you in the shadows of the Colosseum,

and whisper sweet words to you

conveyed by roman winds "!

These words were sent to me in a love letter , by Antonio, (who I'd met on holiday ) I was aged fifteen at the time and I was a spotty teenager and my teeth were slightly prominent , the letter was sent to my all girl boarding school and caused great amazement and admiration from my school friends . I shrugged my shoulders and acted very cool but I was stupefied , because I knew that Antonio didn't speak one word of English !

I have since spent thirty years in Rome, we might have brushed passed each other on the bus or the train but I never saw him again, but today I would like to thank him and his romantic translator !

Reflections

Madeleine

....more than kisses,
.....letters mingle souls.
John Donne
1571 - 1631

The Fragility of time

I’d love to know
I’d love to see
What kind of man
You'r going to be
It breaks my heart
To see you grow
Just to have to
Let you go !

Lice are nice !

I’m a very little bug
Actually I’m a flea
I’m getting quite a complex
Because nobody likes me!


I live in cozy hair.
And lovely thick rugs
And sometimes have the pleasure
Of meeting other bugs!

I jump about and skip around
And try not to intrude
But when people discover me
They really are quite rude!

They write letters from school,
Oh really what a fuss!
Imagine! letters from school
About the likes of us !

I love to go to school
All my friends are there
We jump and change colors
On everybody’s hair!



We have another names
I think its nits or lice
It makes me feel important
It sounds rather nice!

I seem to make them itchy,
They rummage and they scratch
But I really am too busy
With all my eggs to hatch!


The mothers go crazy
They moan and they complain
They buy this stinky soap
And I’m off down the drain

I’d love to stay around
It’s good to have a chat
I have laid lots of eggs
And will probably be back!

mad about crips

Daniel and Max