By Daphne Harries
(The sky has been blue
for several hours)
Looking to you
in my fondness
seeking a heatwave
complaint
cracking the window
to let in warm air
you guzzle
like the canned cocktails
the clouds have evaporated
on our tongues
Alongside mojitos
and the sense of permanence
life once gave us
but sunburn brings solace
or ice cubes in tumblers
ready for the next round of drinks
before the sunsets properly
Daphne Harries is an eighteen year old Welsh and Australian writer, currently living in East Yorkshire. When she isn’t penning a poem, Daphne can be found reading Elizabethan verse, or baking bread. She is currently working on her first poetry pamphlet.
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