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poliphilo ([personal profile] poliphilo) wrote2025-11-14 12:26 pm

Claudia (And Kissa)

 Storm Claudia- which is currently sweeping across Europe- seems to be going round us- which is something storms often do. It's a dark day and damp- but that's it.

I had a childhood friend called Claudia. She had an older sister called Clarissa (Kissa for short) who was the one I was in love with. Claudia was mad about ponies- not a taste I share.

Their mother was an old mate of my mother's and they lived near us in Croydon. Last I heard of them Clarissa was in a relationshp with a ex-Anglican clergyman- which is what I am- and her parents disapproved. I may not have bothered to ask about Claudia- shame on me....

This latest information is decades old. The two mothers were still alive at the time and still in occasional contact. I remember their mother writing my mother a brave letter saying she had cancer and this was "over and out"

I came across a photo of Kissa and me- on a beach somewhere. We look like we were having fun. She was a little older than me. She was a slim dark-haired girl, maybe 7 years old. I was a little very blond boy,  maybe 5.....
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[personal profile] cmcmck 2025-11-14 12:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Meanwhile we're being hit smack on with non stop rain and high winds!
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[personal profile] paserbyp 2025-11-14 02:28 pm (UTC)(link)
I don’t know why, but I always in love with older girls and my first love was Larisa(Lara) and she was 5 years older than me.
Edited 2025-11-14 14:33 (UTC)
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[personal profile] paserbyp 2025-11-15 02:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Me too…