Sweetshop
on Sheila Ash (India), 12/Oct/2018 07:07, 34 days ago
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Photo (C) Sheila Ash The inside of Edward& Vintage Sweetshop, Tissington, Derbyshire, UK (Aug 2018) (https://www.edwardandvintage.co.uk )Smiles skip down the streetA tiny hand holdfasts a sixpence -a shining silver dowryfor a piece of heaven’s sweetnesssought in the fizz of lemon sherbet.On tiptoes, stretchingfingers find the edge,silver slides across mahogany.Withdrawing. Waiting.Patience prickles audibly.Giant overhanging handsparachute a weekly hit -a bag of exuberant blisssugaring life’s paucity.Two hands catch and close.Thanks dropped like a curtsy before the doorHead downeyes downmouth salivatingskips effervesced away like burst bubbles.The walk home long savouredwith every slow stepwith every syrupy suck.© Sheila Ash, 2018ashramblings
