The Picnic

Put down the hamper

Open the lid

Take out the sandwiches

There’s enough here for you, me, Jane and Sid

Chomp chomp as we finally eat

The long drive from the city has taken us far into rural retreat

Between each bite is a joke, a memory or a story

We learn so much about each other

Moments shared, those of sadness and those of glee

Now it’s time for the cream cakes and to get out the flask of tea

One lump or two

It’s obvious to me

Let’s have one for the past

And another for all that is yet to be

And for now let’s just sit here

In the sun, under the tree

For today the world is a peaceful place

From this view it would be hard to disagree