It Is Lovely

I must draw water from the well, I mix a drink- gin, fizz water, lemon juice, a spoonful of strawberry jam And pl;ace it in a champagne glass- it is hard work to make the bath And my winter clothes are dusty and should be put away In storage. Have I lost all values I wonder The world is slippery to hold onto When you begin to deny it. Outside are the crickets and frogs in the rice fields Large black butterflies like birds.