14 Comments
User's avatar
Leonorra Dainler's avatar

This is a beautiful homage to a warm memory of an innocent time. Knickerbocker glories were such a luxury for me as a child. I’m in Ireland and I remember a diner opening up in my town owned by a “real American “🤣🤣. So, the ice-creams were the real deal. Thank you for this trip down memory lane.

UpsilonA's avatar

Thanks for your lovely comment. Glad you enjoyed it. Wonderful memories. I’m actually in Ireland also. I work in Dublin, though I’m not from Ireland.

Christine's avatar

Thanks for sharing n mmmmm i want this one hell of a Obtained by ICE cream sundae 😅💯

UpsilonA's avatar

You can never go wrong with dessert

MoTy's avatar

This combo “Platform 14.

She gloried again...” - feeling inspired x

Paul England's avatar

Although this poet had a different style a poet that I’ve enjoyed is Roger McGough who started writing in the 1960’s.

Paul England's avatar

Oh wow yes that’s my era great to hear that you have been inspired by these amazing writers from a time when their inspiration was so different from today’s. Music has been a big enjoyment for me so song lyrics have been inspirational and spreads the written word for all to enjoy.

UpsilonA's avatar

A lot of my early writing influences were from same period. Visionaries of the time. Jim Morrison, Ginsberg, Kerouac, even Hunter S Thompson.

Paul England's avatar

Lovely beautiful poetry has a place in society that elevates the written word.

UpsilonA's avatar

What a wonderful comment. Thank you so much.

Paul England's avatar

Thank you for your comment it’s so nice to hear poetry these days long may it continue.

UpsilonA's avatar

Well I can promise you, it's written from the heart, not by a machine.

Also by someone who's loved poetry since 14 (now ... unfortunately... a lot older)

Margaret C Nikoleit's avatar

My favorite lines are:

“The body had always known

what the decades pretended to forget.”

You built up to them beautifully.

UpsilonA's avatar

thanks, it's an event I've approached in other ways previously in other poems, and likely will again. Maybe not with as much fun as this one. Maybe...