Kissed and Not Told, until Now -- -- a Poem for dVerse Poetics

At the corner ahead is the famous Beatles' corner, Abbey Road

     Kiss Mood Change;

"It's been a long time coming";

since you asked, 70 years ago 

A cool evening for a date, 

    light jackets were in order 

Picked her up oh so promptly 

    at her apartment uptown 

Her name was "Avery" tonight, 

    real name I have forgotten 

Presumtively written here 

My modus operandi 

All I know my Dad's pickup 

    Twas fall, we worked together 

We had parked away from lights 

    parked in the dark, still, we talked 

I remember sitting close 

    Nothing more until we kissed 

That kiss, I'll never forget 

    Expectations I will guess 

Hers I suppose, mine would be 

    Close and warm, lips together 

All that had to be, my guess 

What came next I remember 

    I won't forget my feeling 

My brow met "Avery's" glasses 

    New to me and just this once  

Surprised, glasses new to me,  

  a no no for necking girls?

I am sure I acted nice and 

    was not showing my surprise 

We never dated again 

    I'm not sure why, she was nice 

This kiss is the only one, 

    kiss that I can remember 

And now you know 

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 - Photo and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2011* and 2023, All Rights Reserved 

 - *I first used this photo on May 5, 2011

        http://jimmiehov6.blogspot.com/2011/05/one-single-impression-love-2.html

 - I'm linked with Rommy who is posting the Friday Writings #65 at 

    `  https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/ 

 - Rommy has invited us to write what comes to mind when we see the phrase, “it’s been a long time coming.”

 - I'm also linked with Kim at dVerse Poetics, 

        https://dversepoets.com/2023/02/21/poetics-prelude-to-a-kiss/

 - To read other's writings, click here 

 - Kim wants us to write, her "challenge is to write a poem about kissing, a special kiss that still haunts you, a peck, a snog, a kiss hello or a kiss goodbye. Whatever it is, try to capture the wordless intimacy of the act." 

 - We continued to work together but not for long.  I was drafted into the U.S. Army; that was long ago.  In case you wonder, this really is the ONLY kiss that I can remember.  No other specific kisses.  

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