I'd Like...

I’d like…

To see the sun climb, dip, then slip

Into a pink and silver sea

To watch the brunt of hours drip

Without appointment, languidly

Between the pages of a book

Where summer’s while is fancy-free

Slow-poured like sweet tea in a nook

Of laughter, love and family

I’d like…

To disengage the clock that tocks

And tells me what I ought to do

While flowers flaunt their vibrant locks

Beneath a dome of blue on blue

…and then another day is done

And I say where and when and how

…and scold that age-old wagging tongue

That orders more than days allow

I’d like…

To wash my toes with sand and sun

Let common landmarks slide away

Like post-cards waving, ‘see you soon

Enjoy your little get-away’

Then I would like to turn and blow

A kiss of kin-ship to it all

Replying, I can hear the sea, so

Farewell while I heed its call
Farewell, while I heed its call

© Janet Martin

Yes, it's five o'clock-diamonds time:)
I will be away for a week or two. See you soon!

Sometimes I pretend the above hills are a smidgeon of Ireland;-)
Everything is so green this year due to large amounts of rain!