I love Alan Carr and he made me laugh out loud with his joke on Interior Design Masters about his first kiss; it reminded my of my own primary school memories at Tynsel Parkes. Mrs Parker was wonderful. Her bottomless smock-pocket of Trebor mints was a thing of wonder when you were seven.
My First Kiss
My first ever kiss
under blossoming boughs …
Oh how I still wonder
what she’s doing now
A mint Trebor kiss
strong and soft on my cheek
Oh I was her favourite
at school for one week
A ruffle of hair
under 70’s sun
was all I got after
the spotlight had gone
She had a new favourite
and the love ran away
Like chases in playgrounds
became yesterday
My most recent kiss
is a memory I find
that plays Hide and Seek
in playgrounds of mind
Oh how I still wonder
now I’m old and grey
What that dinner lady
is doing today.
Mark Bird
