Hot and tired and hungry at the lake
Drop our packs down strip off and swim in
Cool clean water.
Air dry on the grass and restore some modesty
Unpack plastic click clack
Dates and nuts an apple and a boiled egg.
Egg first, cracked on the knee
Peeled in tiny fragments but then a satisfying release
Shiny firm albumen revealed
A twist of salt in grease proof paper
White on white
First bite of salty sulphur.
Then a feast of picnic while the billy boils
Someone has cake.
We should make it home.
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