Dad Say's You Were an OLYMMMMMMMMMMMMMP-IANNN Mum!
Disturbed Contemplation
A chorus from the pool side far, far below.
A teenager calls up, forming a megaphone with his hands …. Come on Mum. You can do it.
… contemplation … … …
Right ~ that inward thought ~ here we go, start to rise and then to spring … and …
A much, much younger voice from far below copying her bro … big bro ….
Mummmm!!! Daddy says you were an OLYMMMMMMMMMMMMMP-IANNN before you met and that’s why he fell in love with you and had me … …
The spring becomes a juddering halt, arms horizontal, recatching the balance. A glance downwards and a beaming smile
Oh did he?!!
I expect him to do a backward flip.
Now, all of you. Be quiet.
… bounce … foot again rises, sliding up the shin AND … …
Contemplation
Right!
Be quiet everyone. I’m concentrating!
Mum giggles on the poolside.
Now look you lot, be quiet.
You know what Dad’s like.
He has to take his time … …
A great cheer from below again, not only from the kids but, it seems, like former days, the grandstands too …
Up … bounce, bounce …. and away
I love the Artwork of Eric Zener. He captures the mood, the sheer beauty, and, in so doing, gives us all great happiness and a million thoughts, to boot. I do urge all to follow his Work, there are numerous links online.
23 January 2023
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© Kenneth Thomas Webb 2023
Ken Webb is a writer and proofreader. His website, kennwebb.com, showcases his work as a writer, blogger and podcaster, resting on his successive careers as a police officer, progressing to a junior lawyer in succession and trusts as a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives, a retired officer with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, and latterly, for three years, the owner and editor of two lifestyle magazines in Liverpool.
He also just handed over a successful two year chairmanship in Gloucestershire with Cheltenham Regency Probus.
Pandemic aside, he spends his time equally between his city, Liverpool, and the county of his birth, Gloucestershire.
In this fast-paced present age, proof-reading is essential. And this skill also occasionally leads to copy-editing writers’ manuscripts for submission to publishers and also student and post graduate dissertations.
