My head is filled with dram
After dram,
Dream after dream
And teenage girls hurry by with red hair
And red lips
Like tulips;
Holding ice cream.
Some washing their beautiful naked bodies
In rivers of red
As I sit there
Having just read
'Women' by Charles Bukowski
Over a nice cup of tea;
Whilst the Greek ochre sun
Sparkles upon
The blue sea.

©Jack Aylward,
2001