Soaking up the sun
is...hard work.
But determinedly
I slog away at it.
It's a sweaty job but
I like to do it.
My three year old
bored to the bone
browned off with
this tanning of her hide
pronounces:
'It fedens me up...I'm finished
tryin' to put the sun into my skin! '
'I'm goin' in! '
And in she goes.
Wakes up her dolly
who has been sleep
in the shade.
My sweat trickles
with laughter.
Dónall Dempsey
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/being-browned-off-for-lyn/
