Summer solstice and the air is swimming with insects Rays scoop down to bathe kangaroo grass heads golden Swaying on waves of breeze surfing on treetops To break the back of the working week is to finish at midday on Friday Roll down to the bay with windows down and radio blaring The kissed sound of a tinnie opening Smacked on lips evokes guttural sighs and closed eyes smiles all around me She was brazen as one of the locals Sandy haired and sun kissed freckled skin chilled as southern air embraces her First one in heckling others to obey her invitation Then she'd disappear under the waves to shed her worries No one ever looked at her sideways