Poems written by Peter Gibbs over 60 years, inspired by romance, travel, the beauty of nature, emotions and family and friends - peterspoetry.co.uk
Poor Judgement
To judge my good mate Nigel
Not something I would choose
So why then would I ever walk
A mile in his old shoes
And yet one day in April
It seems I did just that
Not what I had intended
I felt a foolish prat
The day before we'd walked along
Through mud and pouring rain
That night our boots were waterlogged
It really was a pain
We put them in a warm place
And hoped that they would dry
So settled down to have a drink
And tuck in to steak pie
But somehow in the morning
Our boots had been switched round
We didn't feel a difference
When our feet hit the ground
Throughout the day the miles unrolled
It didn’t seem that far
In fact was more like twelve we walked
'Fore taxi back to car
The next day I was resting
My toes were feeling fine
Then Nigel rang - said check your boots
I think you'll find they're mine
The moral is quite simple
When choosing friends it's wise
Make sure if you go walking
Their feet are similar size.