Dedicated to Laura Lawson.

Laura, had a cool way of being a nerd

Her different style slowly emerged

She never knew quite why

Was she an alien or a guy?

No one cared in the end

She was great, a groovy friend

So we’re gonna miss you everyday

Your silly grin and quirky ways

A scatterling, just a kiwi kid,

threatening to blaze

So very Laura, eh?

College pulled her south, off she drove

To study rocks and maybe to find love

She told me of her dreams

Just yesterday it seems

But at the time I didn’t realise

There would be no last sunrise

So we’re gonna miss you everyday

Your silly grin and quirky ways

A scatterling, just a kiwi kid,

threatening to blaze

So very Laura, eh?

Was that a bird?

Was that a cloud?

Was that your voice?

Was that allowed?

A day you showed

poems to construe

All about World war 2

A very Laura thing to do

A scatterling, a kiwi kid.

So very Laura, eh?

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Copyright: Rod de Lisle