Preparations (a sonnet)
\nby cricketjeff on April 28, 2018.\u00a0 \u00a9 Jeff Green, All rights reserved
\nShe’s lying in the garden, “catching rays”,
\nWith bottles full of lotions, tubes of creams
\nHer book unread while lazy music plays
\nAnd sunny days are made for chasing dreams.<\/p>\n
For months the weekends filled with drudgery
\nShe’s cooked and cleaned, caught up with unloved friends
\nThe time has come to set her spirit free
\nThe sun came out so she must make amends.<\/p>\n
The holiday is booked, bikinis bought,
\nThe winter’s pallor mustn’t spoil the scene.
\nNo need to waste the day with too much thought
\nShe’s turning brown stretched out across the green.<\/p>\n
On sun bleached sand it simply can’t be right
\nTo let the World see anything too white!<\/p>\n
Author notes
\nFor no reason whatsoever<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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