Dreamland

And now...a bit of whimsy!

Catherine sometimes sits in the sunshine 

With a mackerel cat and a pot full of tea 

Elizabeth offers to fill up her coffers 

And walks with her down to the sea 

 

Next year exhaling our hearts will go sailing 

To shores far away from us here 

We shall practice devices with coffee and spices 

And wander the streets without fear 

 

Searching for cinders and a way to remember 

She beckons her sister to play 

They run in the surf and kick up the turf 

As bright as the sun at midday 

 

They dig in the sand and walk holding hands 

While choosing the choicest of shells 

The long afternoon reaches back into June 

As they find brand new stories to tell 

 

All the house slumbers as the pair of them wonder 

At gifts left behind by the tides 

They tuck in their pleasures and pocket their treasures 

Lulled into closing their eyes 

 

While they are dreaming of starlight and scheming 

The shadows dance round in their heads 

And two little girls in ribbons and curls 

Have spent the night safely in bed! 

 

-Zoe Richardson

Reviews

[Dave Brown]

a very entertaining and enjoyable read
Spills off the page like a bowlful of jelly

[Zoe Richardson]

Does it slither out of the bowl in one big plop, or in gradual clumps? Maybe the next one will pop out like the Pillsbury Doughboy! ;)

[Dave Brown]

It could be a stressful wait
not knowing is never easy