Strawberry flavoured lollies
On a hot summer’s day,
Drops of ruby on my singlet.

Flies tried to kiss my sweet Rosy lips
And cool was the grass
In the shadow of a pine tree.

The translucent redolence
Of Seeping sap, toadstools and
Yellow snakes in dreams.

Hostile forest, fearsome lakes
And deliciously heart stopping
Monsters in the white night.

A summer that lasted long
And it never rained!
In my childhood.