BEST FRIENDS

romping in the park

when I was young

I used to romp in the park

with my best friend Patty

who lived across the hall

in the same building in New York City

We would bring our scooters along

to ride them in the nearby park

we would ride for hours scooting in between pedestrians

laughing, screaming for joy

careful not to hit anyone

One day, Patty fell off the scooter

she could no longer romp in the park

at once, a young woman came to her aide

she just happened to have a bandage in her pocket

and, a baby under her arm

with that, she was able to place the bandage

on Patty's knee

I felt sorry for Patty

as she had to limp home from the park

scooter in hand

i did the same to make her feel better

after all we were best friends

Author's Note

Ravin ink

Reviews

[Relic]

Even at a young age your empathy was showing.
This was nice to read, Betty. :)

[Betty Hermelee]

Thank you Relic for a lovely review!!!
Warmly, B

[Amy R]

A very beautiful poem, what a lovely best friend you r to yours.
A very playful fun write, makes me remember when I was about 5-6years enjoying life carefree...
Thanks for sharing your "romp" days...
-Amy

[Betty Hermelee]

you are very welcome, dear Amy!
warmly, B🌷

[Soren]

A great story Betty well placed with the prompt romp. Nicely written and a fun read.

[Betty Hermelee]

Thank you Soren, much appreciated!
Warmly, B

[John the Baptist]

Youthful exuberance is fun, but it can lead to dangerous outcomes. Patty may have gotten off easy.

[Betty Hermelee]

Thank you John, it can be dangerous
Warmly, B

[emmajoygreen]

Sad as sad story yet what a wonderful lesson you and your friend learned - takes a stranger's kindness to show you a bad friend's lack of heart! Super flow of words, Better, memory aired,still visual and more so in the way told. Thank you .. :)

[Betty Hermelee]

thank you Em, a real life story…..friends forever🌷
hugs
B🌷

[emmajoygreen]

I'm all for that!

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Betty.... I had my share of scraps on scooters and bikes and was lucky enough to survive. Friends do need each other... a lovely poem to cherish throughout Life as a "lucky charm" poem. gently, Pat

[Betty Hermelee]

thanks dear Pat
we alll need a lucky charm….
warmly,B🌷

[Marie]

What a sad but equally beautiful story you narrate in this lovely poem, Betty. How kind the lady was to bandage your dear friend's knee and how lovely of you to limp home from the park with her, a sign of your friendship firm and true. You narrate the story superbly, dear Betty and I so enjoyed reading. I hope your dear friend was feeling much better next day and you were able to go to the park again. Lovely work and thank you for sharing, Betty...

[Betty Hermelee]

dear Marie
some of us can actually be kind in this universe….thank you for your review, much appreciated!
Warmly, B🌷

[Marie]

Most welcome, dear Betty...🌹🌹🌹

[Vol]

Betty,
Aw, I'm laughing because when i went to my mom whining about one kind of scrape or another, if there were no bones showing and just a minimum of blood, she always said the same thing, ""You'll be all right, walk it off."
I did and I was...
Vol

[Betty Hermelee]

no sympathy there! thank you for a lovely review!
warmly, B🌷

[Jeyanthi]

Hey dear...
The scooter ride... ah roller coaster ride..
Loved how you cared...
Beautiful bond between you two..

Nicely written..

[Betty Hermelee]

Thank you for your kind review!
Warmly,B🌷

[Lorry]

That's what friends are for, isn't it? To limp along with them, not to mock but to maybe make them smile at being twinzies!
Now I'm wishing I still had a scooter. Can you imagine the look of bewilderment from all the kids you zoomed by and double takes it would cause now? 😃

[Betty Hermelee]

Thank you Lorry, it’s still going on, scooters and bikes swerving around; glad you liked it!
warmly
B🌷