Sunshine

Comes  the sunshine after a few days of rain;
First in the east appears a faint glow of  red
The long absent sun reigns in the sky again.
It's a clear day !  So we hurry out  of bed.

 Today is the day to dry all our  wet  dresses ;
On the clothes lines , one by one, ever so neat.
Not a space is  left for babe's wet mattresses ,
For mom must hang all wet nappies and spreadsheet .

" Mom , can I go out to see the red apples ?"
" Sure my dear , go put on your gumboots  and  run !"
" Me too ! ",  pipes  in another voice that giggles.
All eager to be out in the sun and fun .

Little  kids  are skipping ropes  in the garden ;
Bigger boys look for birds' nests  or  climb the wall.
After the games , they eat  apples , cakes and raisins.
It's holiday so they can play till nightfall.

The poet, attracted by the sun and the sounds
Leaves  the poem  on the desk and runs out of door.
There he  blinks at the sun and goes round and round
From the garden all the way to the  sea-shore.

Agatha Lai

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