Karin is on duty over at dVerse Poetics tonight, and she’s got us writing about things French. I’m thinking this ain’t what she has in mind, but, hey, French is French!
Back in the day, my best pal Barry and I used to roam the neighborhood late at night. One night, when we were in eighth grade, or maybe freshmen, we ran into a couple of neighborhood girls and experienced an awakening that to this day remains vivid in my mind. I’ll bet you Barry hasn’t forgotten it either.
Dumbfounded
We were minding our own business
One summer night ago
Standing in the vacant lot
Bored to tears with nothing to do
Then came the sound of giggling
We turned and there they were
Two lovely lasses smiling big
And sauntering straight our way
The lot dimly lit by a hazy street light
The girls definitely out of our league
A little older you see, but not only that
Two of the prettiest girls in school
They slid up to us, all coy and mysterious
Our brains went plumb on the blink
Then one blurted out a question
Asking something I will never forget
Have you ever been French kissed?
We answered in unison, NO!
I’d heard of the practice of course
But never thought I’d get to do it
The two exchanged grins full of mischief
Their eyes sparkled in the glow of the light
Me and my pal stood like dumb statues
Eyes bugged and mouths open wide
One grabbed my pal, the other grabbed me
And a demonstration quickly ensued
Tongues were darting and dancing
And minds went fuzzy and blurred
We were obviously startled and a wee bit excited
At this sudden education
One we’d discuss in amazement
At great length in the weeks to come
It was over as quickly as it had begun
And we stood in dumbfounded silence
As the two giggling girls ran away
And vanished into the darkness
We heard a backdoor bump shut
Then turned slowly and stared at each other
Wondering what had just happened
Eyes glazed over, we said not a word
My pal slowly turned and walked down the street
I watched him fade into the night
Then smiling I spun and headed for home
Thinking, these are the good ol’ days!
Copyright © 2012 C. Mashburn
Sherry Mashburn said
and you were a very able student . . .
charlesmashburn said
I learnt real fast!
ManicDdaily said
Ha – very cross-cultural, Charles, and a lot of fun. k.
charlesmashburn said
Thanks, Karin! I’m glad I could entertain you!
gardenlilie said
Well that’s cute as pie!
charlesmashburn said
Thank you very much!
Heaven (@asweetlust) said
What an education…ha..ha…enjoyed it Charles ~
http://a-sweetlust.blogspot.ca/2012/07/au-revoir.html
charlesmashburn said
I never forgot it!
Thanks, Heaven!
brian miller said
haha…wow…what a moment charles…lol…that is was out of the blue and girls that you thought might be out of your league…i can see where that mightput a young heart a twittering….lol…yes the age of innocence….ha…the good old days….smiles…
charlesmashburn said
Obviously a moment I never forgot. I liked upon those two lasses with glazed eyes for the rest of our high school days!
The good ol’ days for sure!
Thanks, Brian!
J Cosmo Newbery said
Where were those girls when I needed them?
charlesmashburn said
I hear ya!
Thanks for stopping by! (That’s what I should have told them!)
Mary said
This made me smile! I’d say you learned this lesson earlier than many. I won’t tell you at what age I learned it…but ‘a bit’ older than you. It definitely is good to have a broad (however one defines it) education! Smiles.
charlesmashburn said
You just didn’t spend enough time in vacant lots in the middle of the night, Mary.
And yes, my education got broadened that night. I think I skipped a couple grades!
lucychili said
hehe =)
charlesmashburn said
Exactly!
Daydreamertoo said
Bad girls!~! They were using you boys as target practice…he he… 🙂
I bet you two never forgot it either.
charlesmashburn said
Bad girls? We thought they were really good girls! hahaha
We were most happy to have been available for target practice, too!
Thanks, Daydreamertoo!
Chazinator said
This is very fun reading; the memories started flaring up of my oen experience. French kissing indeed. I’m glad your wife thinks you learned well! 🙂
charlesmashburn said
I think we all can relate to this one on some level, Charles.
Thanks for the visit and comment!
Claudia said
haha..so good…ya know..back in my good old days when we were kids, we played this game..sitting on the lawn, we let an empty bottle spin and the one who spun and the one where the bottle stopped spinning had to french kiss each other..yikes..if it stopped by the right person it was magical..if not..well…smiles
charlesmashburn said
Actually, I have a poem about that little game, too.
Forever Changed
janehewey said
this makes me smile with memories. I enjoy your take on the prompt…with really good storytelling.
charlesmashburn said
I love to make folks smile!
Thank you, Jane!
Ginny at punnypalaver said
a dare turned into a dream– 🙂
charlesmashburn said
Do you know something I don’t?? hahaha
Thanks, Ginny!
ds said
Cute! And so well told. Thank you.
charlesmashburn said
And thank you for the visit and comment, ds!
yoga-adan said
“We were obviously startled and a wee bit excited
At this sudden education”
i could’ve used a few more of those “moments” 😉
great memories indeed, thanks charles 😉
charlesmashburn said
We all would have like more of those moments, Adan! Great memories!
Thanks for stoppig by!