Memories
Ah yes, my first flat,
well, it was almost it.
A tiny bedsit,
what a find!
It was old even then,
a little table,
a chair, and behind
that tatty bed.
Eish! I would say
now.
Just a couple of things,
some books and records,
but my pride of place…
that little black and white TV.
Ah, memories…
I’ll just take
that useful
suitcase.
~~~
Image credit: Tolga Ahmetler @ Unsplash
This image shows a scene inside a room. There is an old-fashioned TV sitting on a small table. There is a big white kettle on the TV. There is a yellow bag in front of the TV. There is a wooden chair on the right of the TV. On the back wall, there are windows with metal grills over them.
Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #354 photo prompt.
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I had the same memory when I saw the image lol. Well done, Chris
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You too, Nigel? Really? Well, well done for you, too! 😂
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I will work on my piece later today. 😆
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Excellent!
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Lovely, nostalgic poem Chris. I loved the way you’ve described it. Thanks for joining in
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Such an interesting photo I felt. I knew exactly what I would do. So thanks for using that one, Sadje! 🌸
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Thank you so much dear friend
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[…] My first flat! […]
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Ah… such nostalgic piece, Chris 👍
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Thanks a bunch, Aptivi! 💛
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My pleasure, Chris! 💜
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I love this. My first flat was so small that the bed was a pull-down from what looked like closet doors, and yet I remember it with illogical affection. 😂
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I know what you’re saying. Weird isn’t it, but it’s good to reminisce, eh? 😉
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It is, and it’s also fun wondering how ever did I prepare a meal with only one burner!
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Ah yes, a Wee Baby Belling!
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Nicely nostalgic, Chris!
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Indeed, indeed Dave!
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Great poem, Chris.
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Thank you very much, Andrew.
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I love where the image took you Chris – such a fun read 😃
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Aww, thanks a lot, Ange!
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You are welcome 🤗
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my werld so too is flat
flat oh a space a place to dwell
do tell
the queens english is not american
loo shoe and sixes to my seventh
heaven
nope
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Oops, a flat must be wrong. Should I sing about a sharp? But maybe not. Aha, it’s an apartment (very posh… and large).
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i love looking back, good or bad
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Me too!
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and that too!
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That’s very true!
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My first apartment was on the third floor above the Ben Franklin store. Rent was $75. a month.
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Ah, that’s sounds so cool!
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In hindsight, it was a very nice apartment. I lived in some real dumps after that.
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how could that have been? I remember my first apt… a bed and piles of books… no tv (but a record player)
who the heck was I? lol
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Love your poetry, it reminds me of a flat I saw when I first looked for a home and it was tiny.
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This is too funny, but remember I’m in the US 😂 When I saw the title, my immediate thought was “flat tire” and when I saw the picture I was thinking “Where’s the car?”🚗
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