No.77: A Gay Day In London , 2012

Went to the West end last week with a friend ,
Watched a really good  show
at the National theatre,
I love the west end of London ,
I usually alight at Oxford circus,
We walked  along the the Southbank
And sat In Gabriel's Wharf.
My friend was keen to show me a place
He had been to before ,
We found it , 'Crepes' whatever they were ,
Had one and it was rubbish
Could not even offer us chips with it,
Some people know how to profit.
We walked  and walked , over the bridge ,
Towards Trafalger square .
Eventually back on track headed for Oxford Circus
Underground station,
Agreed to have a coffe at my hut
Rather than go to another cafe ,
The exits and entrances to Oxford Circus
Are all one way traffic,
It's such a busy station , currents of  people
flowing in one direction
To oppose them would drift one away to sea ,
We found the entrance for the direction to the trains.
 I stepped down  In front of  me stepped a short stubby man
In his mid thirties ,in shorts
It was a beautiful day
Especially as the heavens had bombarded London
with a blitz of rain for all the summer months this year .
The short stubby man stopped ,
This irritated me , he stopped the fast
and furioius London pedestrian traffic ,
It was only for one second
Then another man also in shorts
But much taller joined him,
They held hands, then moved on
As  my friend and I followed,
They must be lovers I thought ,
They were gay, I was also gay ,
And so was my friend
But not in the same way they were .
The whole day  was gay and happy
with sunshine highlighting London's beauty.
 We returned to Siver Street and walked through the park
Back to my place for coffee.
'Did you notice those two guys ? I said ,
'Yes' We both noticed
And I pointed out that neither of us had said anything
Neither of us found it unusual or unacceptable ,
 we had moved on.
It was such a gay day for all of us .