Quiet Afternoon Poem by Della Perry

A roar above in a windless sky
An engine sounding an alarm goes by
A quiet afternoon of peace?
A chorus of birdsong to release
A car braking slices the calm
An ambulance rushing with alarm.
A flutter of wings from a dove
A buzzing of bees, my head, above.
A hammering from the garden next door
A bit of sun, D.I.Y is the law!
A cooing of pigeons cooling in the heat
A bird bath splashes with their feet.
A spraying of water from someone's hose
A tantalising fragrance accosts the nose.
A slight, cooling breeze moves the leaves
A sparrow sits silently within the trees.
An ant scurries by followed by four
A glance to the left reveals many more.
A white, little dog sniffs with his nose
A strut round the garden, he strikes a pose.
A hot sun beats down, a quarter to three
A poetry book sits open on my knee.
A thought pops into my mind
Memory of a loved one, one of a kind.
A friend who loved to cherish the sun
A friend who adored her only son.
A friend who I will never forget
A friend like none I have ever met.
A voice from afar awakes from daydream
A loss that just didn't seem real, didn't seem...
A friend who when I hear 'Moon River'
Memories stir, they make me shiver.
A quiet afternoon of peace
How I long for slow release...