Mum, dad and me 
My parents grew among palm trees, in sunshine strong and clear.
 I grow in weather that’s pale.
Misty, watery or plain cold,
Around the back streets in London.
Dad swam sea, at my age.
I swim in a roofed pool.
Mum – she still doesn’t swim.
Mum went to an open village market at my age.
I go to a covered arcade on with her now.
Dad works most Saturdays.
At my age dad played cricket with friends.
Mum helped her mum, or talked shouting half way up a hill.
Now I read or talk on the phone.