<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=527837" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Janice and You and the Stars</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Janice watched <br>as you held on<br>to the ledge <br>of the ice-cream van </div><div style="margin:10px 0">to see how long <br>you could hold on <br>in that dare game <br>the boys played </div><div style="margin:10px 0">in the Square <br>and after <br>you jumped off <br>she said </div><div style="margin:10px 0">isn't that dangerous? <br>sure it is <br>you replied <br>that's the point </div><div style="margin:10px 0">to see how long <br>you can hold on <br>without falling <br>and getting hurt </div><div style="margin:10px 0">she looked at you <br>and said <br>if Gran saw me <br>doing that </div><div style="margin:10px 0">she'd tan <br>my behind <br>ah <br>you said </div><div style="margin:10px 0">that's it <br>not to be seen <br>by those grown ups <br>and spoilsports </div><div style="margin:10px 0">she raised <br>her eyebrows <br>and said <br>maybe </div><div style="margin:10px 0">but it's not for me <br>and so you took her hand <br>and went along <br>through the Square </div><div style="margin:10px 0">and across Bath Terrace <br>and into Jail Park <br>to the swings <br>and slides </div><div style="margin:10px 0">and such things <br>and you grabbed <br>a swing each <br>and pushed off </div><div style="margin:10px 0">and you looked at her <br>beside you <br>her hair flowing <br>in the wind </div><div style="margin:10px 0">her dress billowing <br>as the wind caught it <br>and you said <br>how high can you go? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">high as I can <br>she said <br>and she pushed <br>her legs out </div><div style="margin:10px 0">and then under <br>the seat of the swing <br>getting the rhythm right <br>getting the swing </div><div style="margin:10px 0">to go higher <br>and higher <br>and you did likewise <br>and you watched </div><div style="margin:10px 0">as her whole body <br>got into the ride <br>and her hands gripped <br>the metal chains </div><div style="margin:10px 0">and you saw <br>her legs rise high <br>and her brown sandals <br>and white socks </div><div style="margin:10px 0">and she said <br>is this high enough? <br>and you said <br>as high as high </div><div style="margin:10px 0">can go is high <br>and she laughed <br>and pushed her feet <br>right up into the sky </div><div style="margin:10px 0">and you pushed through <br>the aches and pains <br>of the muscles<br>to reach the highest pinnacle </div><div style="margin:10px 0">and she gazed at you and laughed <br>and there was that moment <br>when you thought <br>you saw new stars </div><div style="margin:10px 0">being born in her smile <br>but then she slowed down <br>and the new stars <br>died out after a while.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Terry+Collett">Terry Collett</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=527837" data-title="Janice and You and the Stars de Terry Collett" data-description="Janice watched as you held on to the ledge of the ice-cream van to see how long you could hold on in that dare game the boys played in the Square and after you jumped off she said isn't that dangerous? sure it is you replied that'..."></div> </div> </div>

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