Adelaide

 

 My heart beats for the city I love

 Where history mirrors days gone by   

 And birds fly overhead high in the sky                                                                               Eyeing shoppers in mall down below                    

 And Uni students eyes are all aglow                                                            

 Nearby parks, trees and squares all abound

 While tramcars still trundle round and round 

 The streets are straight they do not amuse

 Not like cities with roads that confuse

 Never was a city with such sound

 With a park surrounding all around

 Close easy walk inside to zoo there

 I could list many features to share

 Whether man or woman it's a treat

 So I'll not disurb you anymore

 Adelaide inside you will adore                                                                    

                                                                                                                                                               

Io arrives in Australia (Chapter 4)

                                 

Io and my plane was landing early morning in Adelaide; breakfasting to ensure the crew could  prepare for the next leg of the flight ensuring the most discomfort for passengers. Once landed we skipped the duty free shop, trundled though customs with my case and Io’s handbag! Hoping the x-ray scanner wouldn’t find anything.

I was questioned whether I had visited any farmers and played with infected animals merely telling them I’d visited Greece to see ancient temples and so on. Not unexpectedly Io had already got to the arrival hall before me. She stood smiling as though she had come to meet me.

I wheeled my case to the taxi rank welcomed by the dry warmth of Adelaide as Io looked all around one of the closest airports to a city in the world. It was so early the taxis were queued up ready for our flight. Instead of sitting by the driver which was normal, I sat with Io in the back. She stared at the city and buildings as we were driven off. The driver was Indian so I asked how the cricket was going. He he told me about the test matches with Australia had been won by India with a grin on his face.

Io poked me in the ribs now and then but kept quiet until we got to my house. She inspected  every room to see what was there. I put the air conditioner on and took my case to my bedroom only to find Io was laid out on the bed.

“Is this where we sleep?” She asked.

“No” I said “I have fish pond you can use. You’ll be more comfortable there won’t you being a Naiad?”

Jumping off the bed she hugged me saying “I love the way you make me laugh”.

She pulled me down on the bed and kissed me and we made love melting into each other. Then we both had a short sleep. When I woke there was a cup of coffee by the bed. I got up to find Io was hanging some washing on the line.                                        

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