Feet First

FEET FIRST

I've reached the age for carpet slippers,

Sad though that may be,

And I've never worn a pair of flippers

For flipping in the sea.

But this jolly craft, so blue-and-white,

With its man in red, mid-leap,

Was a very appealing jaunty sight,

As he headed for the deep.

As craft were jostling side by side,

On the waters of the Bay

I almost hankered for a ride,

And a flippered leap that day.

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RED SHOES RUSE.

Remember Moira Shearer? Remember 'The Red Shoes'?

(In an era when the main film followed the 'Pathe News')

I remember it clearly, because of vanity;

When I was young it mattered what people thought of me!

And I was a girl who wore spectacles! Could anything be worse?

'Boys don't make passes at girls who wear glasses.'....the message was very terse!

I was asked out to the cinema (by whom I can't recall);

I only know I felt that I was heading for a fall!

I'd never get a cuddle in the back row of 'the flicks',

No-one would ever 'insult' me or get up to 'funny tricks'!

I had a choice ...'see or be seen'; it wasn't hard to choose.

I'd go un-specked and trust to luck I could pick up some clues!

So I saw the film as a whirling mist, although the tunes were pretty.

And I never saw the 'shoes' at all, which was really quite a pity!

As to the reason for my ruse, 'he' can't have been too thrilling!

I can't recall 'fulfillment' even though I was so willing!

So I never saw Moira Shearer; I never saw her dance.

But I still equate 'The Red Shoes' with that magic word 'Romance'.

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