Before the Rains

Before the Rains

Half-naked you

And me in lightest summer wear

We creep along the shadowed walls

To blessed urban park

And there I flop

Exhausted on the dusty grass

Where feathered vermin pigeons peck

Delighted you explore

You eddy forth

Small tidal child, and where you run

The smiles erupt on every side

Brighton Pavilion lawns

You've found a step

To challenge you, you jump and jump

Then suddenly you're running back

With love my sunshine boy

Brighton 4th July 2009