The Pharmacist
Posted: 31 Mar 2014, 02:28
Asking for a remedy
He met with an impasse
No can do, more than my job’s worth
Dai Toad would not give anything
for nothing. He could imagine him telling
Her, act dull, play safe.
He tapped the counter
What to do, he stared at her
For as long as was polite
He noticed her eyes
Their texture weaved a lovely
pattern of light that drew you in.
There were galaxies
there, spinning in the light.
She noticed him staring
She knew she had eyes that cast
spells on old men, little
boys and wannabe lovers.
Who is your doctor?"
"Jones the Bridge."
"Oh! him."
"Try Evans the Boat,
very thorough
and follows through."
Note
An offering posted 2011 by Frank Dyer, my alter ego, and edited for length and substance
The Welsh have a problem with surnames, they have dozens of Jones living in the same village and life gets very confusing without nicknames. Jones the Bridge had his surgery situated on the old bridge hence the name. Evans loved boating so much people had a very difficult job getting him to come out on weekends so the name stuck.
He met with an impasse
No can do, more than my job’s worth
Dai Toad would not give anything
for nothing. He could imagine him telling
Her, act dull, play safe.
He tapped the counter
What to do, he stared at her
For as long as was polite
He noticed her eyes
Their texture weaved a lovely
pattern of light that drew you in.
There were galaxies
there, spinning in the light.
She noticed him staring
She knew she had eyes that cast
spells on old men, little
boys and wannabe lovers.
Who is your doctor?"
"Jones the Bridge."
"Oh! him."
"Try Evans the Boat,
very thorough
and follows through."
Note
An offering posted 2011 by Frank Dyer, my alter ego, and edited for length and substance
The Welsh have a problem with surnames, they have dozens of Jones living in the same village and life gets very confusing without nicknames. Jones the Bridge had his surgery situated on the old bridge hence the name. Evans loved boating so much people had a very difficult job getting him to come out on weekends so the name stuck.