secret garden

Yesterday it was 100 degrees in Georgia,

with a heat index of 105-110.

It was m i s e r a b l e.

I wish I were here:

My friend's secret garden behind her Hampton home.

She always had a chilled bottle of sparkling rose' to share.

It was our summer staple for lazy afternoons

and good conversation.

You can't quite make it out, 

but there is a large raised gazebo between

the tennis courts and the pool
where we would sit.

A cool breeze would blow in from the ocean

and we would occasionally have to slip on a sweater 

while watching the girls swim.

I wonder what she's doing today...