Bertra
In the shadow of the Holy Mountain,
Joyous days of my youth,
Chasing impossible wolves of the sea,
On beach rocks washed by the mighty Atlantic.
Happy days tasting of salt & sunshine,
A battered rod & reel,
Brimming confidence and empty shopping bags,
Tinfoil wrapped ham sandwiches & effervescent cola,
The incoming tide pushing the intrepid Anglers back up the beach,
Until the heels of second-hand shoes are pushed into saw grass dunes.
Picking seashells while holding out hope for a buried Volkswagen.
Ice cream cones dripping on hot badly laid tarmac, Where the west runs out, And the horizon is broken by the last island.
Paper Never Refused Ink! 