A Sweet escape

I have fondly remembered a balmy sun abates a lake,

with swans swimming across,

and the illustrious lapping of waves.

Where the two kayaks were docked,

at dusk, the sky was coloured with exquisite shades of pink and orange.

I can still detect the fragrance of those white and red roses…

I picked and arranged for my kitchen vase.

I would spend so much time to embrace nature’s well-gifted place,

that I awaited every day without haste.

Every morning I would take a dip in the lake, and feel cleansed and awake.

It had my perishable yet memorable moments-

My sweet escape, my sweet escape!

By: Arayana Warungse

Grade 10A IGCSE [Cambridge]