I bought four oranges from the market

Each fibre of the fruits

Explosive with flavour.

I walked in the sunshine

Eating oranges.

The sky was blue.

The kind of blue they write love songs about.

The clouds danced

And I walked in the sunshine eating oranges.

Shopkeepers greeted me with smiles

As I walked, meandering; nowhere to be.

I stopped again to buy a new hat.

A hat to wear on a sunny day like this one.

A hat to wear on a day like this

With beaming sunshine

And delicious fruits

And friendly, happy people

Lining these familiar streets

Smiles spread wide across their faces,

Them too, admiring the sky -

Smelling the fragrant fruits and

Waving to each other. Community.

And still,

With such an vibrant and wonder-filled world

I was without you.

A day only to be made perfect

By coming home to you.