A Midsummer's Day Poem by Lulu Gee

As sunshine filters through the trees
Like shards of crystal glass
I look towards the heavens
Barefoot on new mown grass
My legs tanned bared for summer
Toes painted cherry red
Stretching to feel scorching rays
Upon my upturned head

With hilarity, joy and laughter
On this mid-summer’s day
The sun a sizzling welcome
To children keen on play
Pretty off the shoulder dresses
In every shade and hue
On friend’s sipping champagne
While eating Port Salut

The dogs lie in the coolest shade
Yawning in the heat
And someone’s saying ‘hello’
To our obnoxious parakeet
The barbecue is spitting forth
As too many cooks
Prod and turn the shish kebabs
Roasting on spiked hooks

The sun reaches its zenith
As we all seek shade
Under the sprawling sycamore
As cool as a cascade
Bumble bees and butterflies
Hover in mid air
While captivating ladybirds
Are crawling everywhere

Alas, our soiree’s over
For yet another year
Friends are saying farewell
‘See you soon my dear’
Dishes washed and cleared away
‘Tis all spick and span
‘Oh!
Let’s make liquor coffee
And finish off the flan’