Smart helicopter scans from skies
As marauding sharks may threaten lives
The tide is out, vast sands exposed
Sunday families, scanty clothes …
Deep blue horizon, wispy streaks
Umbrellas mushroom on the beach
Though hats are worn against the glare
It’s time-out time and laissez-faire.
Oz voices raucous, dogs sniff past
We sit in tree shade on tough grass
Near bark-chip playground climbing frame:
It’s swings and roundabouts again!
Old wooden bench bakes in this heat
The hunt is on for cool retreat;
From time-to-time fast motor boat
Creates bold waves in view remote.
The sparkling surface of the sea
Creates a vision just for me;
First Nation’s Dreamtime – source of awe
Eternity on lapping shore …
(c) Poet in the woods 2023
South Australia
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