The Beach
Was that only yesterday
It felt like years ago
So why does 1985
feel like last week
The last time I bought
ice-cream transported me
through time to your feet
fingers in sand
hand in hand
on the beach
while children with evil intentions
poke and pry at a jellyfishies
secrets they were unable to find
I wonder now
how they are
and if they are
still looking

Thoughts
In case you are wondering, I usually take 7 pictures at a time from over the years and copy them across to the website. I then pick the most appropriate one for the poem. Most of the time they are way off. Today’s image is no exception although the people in the Pompidou Centre could probably join the dots.
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