L’été des autres


Will this never end Monika 

It has already ended Will

Yet the day is warm and gentle 

Bright colours entertain our eyes

Five days ago I was in a distant land 

It was raining without cease 

Everything was flooded 

But like us people carried on 

A few adjustments yes but life was normal 

We were made for each other don't you think 

You even fit into my deep cotton shirts 

Why do you always speak Spanish when playing golf 

Because I learnt the game on courses in Southern Spain

I was born in the north of this country 

Then why do you not have a rural accent 

Because I was mute until I was five 

You speak well now did you have an operation 

No my parents took me to Lourdes 

La saison des miracles

Je ne te mens pas

Pourquoi parles-tu français

I was given no reason 

Neither have I asked for a reason 

Why do you always carry a lavender parasol 

To protect me from the sun 

Japanese girls are very pale 

We resemble porcelain dolls 

Do you like my parasol 

Yes although jade is my favourite colour 

Jade is my second favourite colour 

What is your least favourite colour 

Brown is by far my least favourite colour 

I would never carry a brown parasol 

No matter how beautiful 

As it is the colour of the soil 

We grown our foods in the soil of summer fields 

As long as it is not too hot

Otherwise they will burn