A Villanelle of Childhood Summer
Fragranced childhood vacations, Grandmother’s
scented clothes
Perfume’s evoked in memory, love that grows and shows
Tender summer cuddles of distinctive hazy musk rose.
Slippery sun screen on hot beach, prickly sand amid
toes
Vanilla ice cream cones, earnest begs for one of
those
Fragranced childhood vacations, Grandmother’s scented
clothes
Walks by the sea at twilight, watching the tide as
it goes
Hugs as we run to and fro, fun with dog catching
throws
Tender summer cuddles of distinctive hazy musk rose.
Early to rise each morning, ponytail tied with pink
bows
Lunches of homemade bread, watching the dough as it
grows
Fragranced childhood vacations, Grandmother’s scented
clothes
Grazed knees get some comfort, for the pain and your
woes
In bed before sunset, tales of the past make us doze
Tender summer cuddles of distinctive hazy musk rose.
This year when time for a break when July come to
pose
Memories and yearns flood the mind, she is no more…it
knows
Fragranced childhood vacations, Grandmother’s scented
clothes
Tender summer cuddles of distinctive hazy musk rose.
©June Sciortino 27/04/13
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