Sunday 10 July 2016

Happy Days


Granparents have a natural flair for creating family gatherings that become beautiful memories to reflect upon years later.


Happy Days

Summers breeze in lush fluttering leaves,
homemade lemonade, strawberry ice cream;
dappled shade under fruiting cherry trees:

still there, your old rickety rocking chair
and that aged, month eaten straw boater hat,
memories spill of mouth watering fare:

squeals of laughter riding the garden gate 
dip in, dip out of a cold lawn sprinkler;
fine innocence of a summer's portrait.


© Julian Clarke 2016


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18 comments:

  1. what a lovely portrait, you have framed it well

    much love...

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    1. Thank you so much Gillena for your comment.

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  2. What rich memories....I am there swinging in and out on that gate with you!

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    1. Donna, thank you for your kind comment.

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  3. You take me back to memories of my own childhood summers....just lovely!

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    1. Thankyou Sherry for commenting, very much appreciated.

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  4. Oh how poignant. The rocking chair, the thoughts of homemade lemonade. You have definitely evoked that time of childhood in a lovely way.

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    1. The idea of capturing those care free days was the image I was trying to paint with words. Thankyou for your kind comment

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  5. I can hear the squeals of the kids laughter even now! Beautiful.

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    1. Hello Old Egg, some of those squeals where really quite raucous too.

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  6. could feel the warmth in every line...

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    1. Thankyou Sumana, so pleased you could feel an aspect what I was trying to convey.

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  7. That stirred some lovely memories of my own.

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    1. Rosemary, thankyou so much for your comment

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  8. This is how summers should be... lovely.

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    1. your comments much appreciated brudberg

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  9. Lovely description of Summer in your verse :D

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    1. Hello Sanaa, thankyou for dropping by and taking time leave your kind comment.

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