What were we?
Seven or eight I suppose
On a Nature Walk from school
In the woods
A crocodile line of children
Two by two
On a path surrounded by tall trees
A silent congregation standing tall
Sunbathing that day as I recall
When suddenly
A girl ran up beside me
And kissed me on my cheek and ran away
Back into her line
Eileen Alldred
Cheeky thing
And I’m smiling now today
Brian Fahy
5 December 2021
Erris Poetry 