Topless old woman for my
dirty old man fans
I meant to get the twins on a young bird
but they weren't so keen on exposure
oh well

In the window a teenage girl sits, making waffle-cones
the smell is mesmerising, the heat is stifling

I go in, this store is reputed to better than the one on the opposite
end of town, this time
I have Liqourice, rum raisin and lemon sorbet
Sean insists on the one on the other end
so we traipse along

These two women, I walked past them in Dragor
A lacquered tray of coffee at their feet
a beautiful black lab beside them
a parasol shading the sun
bougainvilleas surrounding
and in between them, a plate of
danish pastries for tea

"How sweet" thought I , "May I take a picture?" I ask
"Sure" they nod, then proceed to go on with their
conversation though there was no interruption

I kneel on the pavement
balancing ice-cream and camera
concious of my skirt soaking
in the puddle of plant water
150m down the path Sean is screaming my name
I snap

Later we sit at the pier, legs dangling
in the sea (ocean), seagrass brushing our soles
Sean makes me hold his bear so it doens't get wet