red and white peppermint
twirled to a length
that could be licked
or broken in pieces
my brother wanted a stick
brought from Margate
with its beach of castles
donkey rides and buckets
blankets on sand
and long slow waves
the colours smell
of seaweed saltwater
linger in memory
overlaid by the taste
of Edinburgh rock
About Joanna M. Weston
Joanna M. Weston is married and has two cats, multiple spiders, a herd of deer, and two derelict hen-houses. Her middle reader, Frame and The McGuire, was published by
Tradewind Books; and her poetry book, A Summer Father, was published by Frontenac House of Calgary. Her eBooks are available at her blog: http://www.1960willowtree.wordpress.com/
