Sunny Afternoons

Another poem from the forthcoming book (it’s been forthcoming for a long time and promises to continue being forthcoming for a while longer!)

Sunny Afternoons

Warm and sunny afternoons

are made for doing nothing,

absolutely nothing.

Don’t worry about the washing or

get out and prune the roses,

just enjoy the afternoon.

And feel the warmth of sun on skin,

and feel the gentle, cooling breeze,

that rustles through the uncut grass,

that hides the fences peeling paint,

that frames the weeds between the roses –

still unpruned.