Cherry Coke at the Fountain:
Late 1950s in Elliott Lake:
Everly Brothers, Bobby Darin,
lots of do wop, but Buddy Holly too.
....and then SNAP
back to a senior me,
stopped in the aisle of Sobey’s,
wondering,
“What?”
An elderly lady with permed grey curls,
cane nearby: waiting for her eye appointment,
mourning her diminishing vision,
.....then SNAP
Magic weekend at the cottage:
Kitty Wells, and “Amigo’s Guitar”
Moonglow and Theme from Picnic:
the lake, the moon...
“What?”
Quiet veteran, at the Mall
looking at blazers,
caught in a pause
by the intensity of remembered moments,
...and SNAP
Songs in the mess, with friends
who would die for you:
dances at the Palace
with girls who thought you looked
a bit like Cary Grant...
“What?”
Serendipitous travellers all,
caught by age
on the brink of the unknown,
overwhelmed often,
and suddenly,
by the glory of who we were:
we are stunned by the speed
we became who we are...
...SNAP...”What?”