On the terrace the Slovakian
waitress speaks English
The net is made of concrete
the slide is yellow and green
Kenkō would appreciate the shade
thrown by the poplars
a light aircraft circles the lake
the lip salve is melting

Andrew Taylor is a Nottingham based, Liverpool born poet and academic. His latest publications are Air Vault published by Oystercatcher and Liverpool Warehousing Co. Ltd. a pamphlet of poetry with a CD of found sound, released by zimZalla. His second full collection is due to be released by Shearsman Books in 2017. http://www.andrewtaylorpoetry.com