And there will be dummies and summer wine

Strawberries, decanter and cherry tree

The sparkling wine that made of angel's share

Take out the letter opener and sharpen the edge

Then we would all sing for the summer night

All is quiet and done at the teddy bear's picnic

People we know people we forgot and people to come

And the gracious host is out and about

Sipping pink champagne with someone mysterious and handsome

Now you have another listing for ocean swirl

Everyone is lusting for the particular lustre

And the lute player is just another model

Who consumes avocado toast for diet

Suddenly the teddies started dancing

This is a tried and true tactic

Of passive resistance to the mutual enemy

Of gravest boredom and bane of existence

You took another shot and take your drink

To join in with vodka on pink champagne

You dance to the night and to a good life

For good life you have none and the patience

Pertaining to the casual affair we have more to say

While watching a teddy take a swirl and waltz into the night

The ad hoc band is replaying some indie music

The great vendor is selling marijuana teddy bears

You took one and drop it into the drinking flute

And gulp it down with a writer's ease

Then the whole new world opens up

Although you are particularly nostalgic for the old world

It's a great day to meet with new friends

For you shared your pack of happy pill

With a few acquaintances along the road

You drive into the night in a borrowed car

The DJ on the radio is playing marshmallow

In memory of cat piss absinthe

You all started to sing along

"It started with a raven and a dove..."

May 2023

By Aran Meredith