mind games

black skirts flippantly moving against the breeze

copper hued houses in the background

a man grinning to himself-

images that get etched in the mind bright in the beginning,

then sepia toned and then all at once- the image is lost forever-

replacing with the next image.

We swam in the sea

We swam in the sea watching the waves spread,

I remember being hungry and sad.

The pohutukawa tree drenched in red,

stood in the sunshine while you sang out your thoughts

that you wished for that day-

goodness,joy,happiness,peace, no war.

I watched the train of roses and remembered the war,

and went back to swim again.