Summer isn't the same without you

I miss your cunning claws as you bat me away as

I teased you into striking my face red raw but smiling

Summer isn't the same without you

I hear you singing in the corridor early morn

Whilst the rest of the house was asleep you brewed green tea

And you scoured the garden for fallen chestnut wings

Summer isn't the same without you

I miss your short skirted dignity

You put me in my place and that's exactly

Where I needed to be

Girl you wipe your bonny eyes girl

You keep your strength you're laughing through the tears

And now I love you more than ever

The magpie chased our speckled cat off the wall

And I called for revenge you threw a rock

You dislodged its nest and summer isn't the same without you