there was sweet Annie
dark eyed Karen
smouldering Maryanne
the loves of my teenage years
I was too awkward
to keep
others followed later
to grace or taint my life
but those three
linger in dreams
while most others
melt away
and so I send my love
and a bang
on the ear*
5000 miles and more
to the loves
I was foolish
not to use
the words needed
to have them stay
*a bang on the ear is an old Celtic expression meaning to give a kiss or a pat on the head
#Me too.
You’re reading it wrong. It’s an old Celtic expression meaning to give a kiss or a pat on the head.
No! I didn’t mean it like that. I meant that I too have dreams about all the girls I loved and lost because we were too young.
I guess the hashtag made me misunderstand. Anyway, I added a note on the post to explain the Celtic meaning of the phrase. Do you know The Waterboys? A really good Irish band.