Lazy Daze
Chris Pyam & Ken Punshon (2010)

Cricket team on village green
The whack of willow on ball
Local damsels flounce and preen
Trying to woo us all

County shows with flower displays
Marmalades, fruit and veg
Summer balls where violins play
Where the troths are pledged

[We float away in shimmering haze
The sultry heat beats down
Summer afternoon, the lazy daze
Of England's renown]
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Woods, treehouses, fields and caves
Children hide and seek
Then they start making waves
In the muddy creek

Quoits and croquet, tennis and bowls
Upon the rich green lawn
Sleeping granddad's tongue lolls
Even grandma yawns

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Barbeques and cold buffets
Scones with strawberry jam
Cold, cold, drinks on silver trays
Drink them while you can

Morris men, and country dance
Rides in horse and trap
See the ponies trip and prance
While the bulldogs yap

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Summer flowers in large bouquets
Flutes of bubbling fizz
Ice cream, and fruit sundaes
The after-dinner quiz

In the paddock, upon the pond
Model boats sail free
In the deckchairs parents are fond
Of delightful cups of tea

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