Treasure

Day 17: write a poem themed around friendship. A good theme to have on a day when I'm meeting up with my poetry group.  Over the years we've morphed from strangers to friends,  and we all look forward to spending time together, listening to each other share the poems we've found. 

Treasure

Firelight lighting their faces, 
Sat in their favourite places
On miss-matched, perfectly matched,
Sofas, armchairs, the next one prepares
To butt in, and then shares
The treasure they've found
Be it light or profound.

One favours McGough, he'll always appear,
He's written such gems in a prolific career,
One Williams, or Oliver, one leans towards Heaney,
An occasional Plath, thinks Hughes an old meany,
One Lochead, or Berry, one Bilston, or Cope,
Not too many Betjemans - an unspoken hope.

Then after a while it comes to a stop
And Jill thinks it's time to offer a cup,
Protests she's 'no good at baking'
But it won't stop them all taking
A small slice of this, a big piece of that,
Even if her latest looks a bit flat.

Settling into their seats, chatting til the group ends,
The real reason to meet is to share time with friends.


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