Seasonal Sensations

 

The body tingles as a transformation takes place

goose pimples yield to outstretched bronzed arms

in the landscape of an English summer

It is assured as night follows day

so does Spring herald the summer idyll of hope

The replaceable gives way yet again

as wicker basket chairs and mowed lawns

sit gently beneath the fruit trees in blossom

Sandals are donned as winter's wardrobe

is duly incarcerated in appropriate darkness

The long awaited birds return north

as I rummage for last year's sunglasses

Stews are off the menu as salads freshly arrive

with sparkling rose wines and the other drinks

of a winter's evening lie dormant in some cabinet or other

I write invitations for my August Garden Party

carefully studying the compatiblity of guests

Open windows permit a gentle breeze to invade the house

as the curtains flare a magpie strutts across the lawn