Hello! Welcome back to my poetry blog! This poem was inspired by one of my lazy Sunday walks around the beautiful Kenwood House and its wonderful lush green grounds and open parkland…It was a particularly bright sunny day and there were people spilling across the grass, huddled under the shade of the huge trees, children chasing each other. It was one of those rare but wonderful days to be out in the open air.
I remember sitting in the courtyard of the cafe with my fresh mint tea and a slice of homemade lemon drizzle cake sprinkled with poppy seeds. Under a shady umbrella, the sun still catching my arms, I sat scribbling away in my notebook…something I always carry with me as you never know when inspiration will hit and I always want to be ready…I hope you enjoy it!
Children playing in bare feet
Rosy cheeks aglow in the heat
Up above a sheet of blue
A bird flies by, I lean in kissing you
Holding hands, we stroll along
In my head repeats our song
Our fingers entwined, we walk
Whispering nothings, silly talk
Green rolling mounds climb around us
Grass filled with daisies and buttercups
Ducks quacking, feathers fluff
Climbing the hills with a huff
Boys playing football, girls flying kites
Yellow ribbons, orange stripes
Trees thick with emerald leaves
Foliage, flora and fauna breathes
Picnic hampers, happy sunbathers
Trousers rolled up and petticoat gathers
Flowing summer dresses and flip flops
Girls making daisy chains, boys jumping hop scotch
Dogs excited to be off their leads
Running wildly, chasing bees
A chorus of happy birthday fills the air
The wind blows and I hold my hair
We sit a while, poppy seed lemon cake
Strawberry and rhubarb posh pops take
We people watch, relax a while
You reach across to me and smile
Young girls, first love’s flush
As they feel dreamy and lush
Takes me back to years ago
A teenager in love, a lifetime ago
Walls covered in lichen, all shades of green
A robin red breast pecking is seen
Cream canvas umbrellas a welcome shade bring
Pigeons fight and a magpie sits like a king
A sandwich wrapper catches on the wind
Blows away high, high in the trees
A toddler chases a waddling duck
An old man his newspaper at a wasp chucks
A girl limps past her ankle bandaged
Pain a grimace the bone damaged
I wonder who she’s searching for
But know with you I need no more.
#POEMSC an original poem by Soulla Christodoulou
I really hope you liked this and if you’d like to read more of my poetry, you can download a copy of my collection, Sunshine After Rain, here.
Many thanks for reading, until next time…happy summer days…Soulla x
