Summer Reminders of You






Orangina has been around since 1936.
The year you were born.
You are gone. But Orangina 
is still fizzy, strong, new. 
And there’s something in the taste 
Which takes me back to you
Eating Solero ice creams 
With orange lines running through
Like sunshine lit roads.




The Summer You Killed the Garden






She watched me water the garden,
Followed me on a pilgrimage.
Minutes later she went into the house 
And filled her watering can. 
She came out and poured
Lemonade. She wanted to see them
Fizz and bubble into life.