Party Pieces–a series of vignettes–Childhood Party
on Sheila Ash (India), 23/Jul/2018 01:00, 34 days ago
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Dressed in party best frock, favoured fluffy bolerowhite ankle sock tops reflecting in newly polished patent leather Mary Jane’s.Dining table laid in full spread abundanceNice biscuits, broken ends bedding jelly babies on iced blanketsSpam sandwiches cut crust free,triangles stacked on tiered cake stand castlesTrays of mother-made sausage rollsbutterfly cakes, icing sugar dancing onto sticky fingersFollowed by bowls of jelly, ice cream and trifle.Paper hats and paper plates. Lucky dips and skipping games.Discarded pass-the-parcel wrappings litter the floorChairs disordered after moments of musical madness and barging badnessScuffed Mary Jane’s walking homebolero flavoured by strawberry jelly.© Sheila Ash, 2018ashramblings
