Just Two More Sleeps

Just Two more Sleeps

Just two more sleeps before we go
Two more raisin toasts in the sun
In the morning whilst Zach staggers
Or giggles, shouting at Grandy
Their own language of fun and love.
All things must end, separation
Looms and casts its shadow backwards
On us all, tingeing final days
Hours, moments pouring out of hand.

Shark nets at Neilson Park, walking
To Tamarama, Wayamba
Weekend, goanna in the gums
Shutter clicked and saved, remembered
Pictures and feelings intertwined
Joy of the family gathered
In Adelaide, Yackandandah
Friends, Melbourne and Armidale too
Flat whites, gelati, Igloo Zoo
Masterchef dishes cooked with love
Together laughing and baking
Past midnight, for our special boy
Starfish Penny at Chowder Bay

Magical summer shared with you
Preserved in poems, photographs
Drawings, in the eye of my mind,
Will warm my heart, in winter’s cold.

Sunday 26th April 2009, for Dan and Hayley