Australian summer
Well sunned and salted
My heart beats to
The rhythm of the sea
The breeze kisses gently
Heavy eyelids give way
Summer siesta’s bliss
These childhood memories
Ingrained in my senses
Australian life by the coastline
Was once wild and free
-Camille Delaquise
This poem appears in RISE, Camille’s second contemporary poetry collection. Australian summer explores memory as a sensory refuge — evoking the warmth, freedom and coastal ease of childhood while quietly holding space for the distance between what was once lived and what can now only be recalled.
This poem is available as a contemporary poetry print on textured recycled card.