a girl, a bar, a friend, a gin, a city ~
a bit of memory lane
from the book ~ As If the Rain Fell in Ordinary Time, by PD Lyons, 2019
that afternoon she came into the bar
told me she had something to tell me
could I please come outside?
Please.
Sure I said.
I remember a light spring day
maybe even summer
we stood together on the little concrete steps
front door of the bar
I was probably leaning against the railing
most defiantly smoking
she stepped down on the side walk
looking up she said
listen, I just have to tell you…
some other guy she met, really thought he was the one.
I’m so sorry she said but I had to tell you.
I offered to buy her a drink – for old times’ sake
No she said
I’m sorry I made you sad
I’m sure you’ll find someone too.
Good bye
she paused
thanks for being so understanding.
you really are a good man you know.
and left.
I went back in joined my buddy at the bar
I lit a smoke ordered us a round
in those days
we were drinking gin on the rocks with a twist
we were smoking Phillip Morris like the attorney general was a loony tunes
we were betting on the NFL like it owed us a pay check
Anyway before she came in
I had been telling him how I was in a bit of a jam with this young girl
she was so into me
didn’t have the guts to break her heart
and then she comes along and dumps me
Jesus, he said after I told him, that was like some twilight zone episode love story
Thank you to the judges and to Erbacce Crew. I am humbled and honored by this. Cheers Alan!
P D Lyons Winner of the 2019 erbacce-prize for poetry
The annual erbacce-prize for poetry is open from January 1st to May 1st every year. It is entirely FREE to enter thus it attracts top quality poets world-wide… in 2019 we had close to eight thousand entries and all were judged ‘blind’. P D Lyons was the outright winner! Below is the book we produced for him… it is sheer quality poetry, the whole book encompasses a simplicity coupled with deep insight; a truly beautiful collection which reveals more each time it is re-opened… (perfect-bound: 112pages)
Through the generous support of Westmeath County Council a limited edition of 50 numbered and signed copies are available to purchase direct from the poet at €20.00 to include standard postage world wide. I still have a few left contact via comment or pdlyonspoet’yahoo.co.uk
