cicadas

calanque by c e ayr

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cicadas

cliffs
steep and rocky
enclose
a crescent of sand
kissed
by murmuring waters
of sinuous
sun-sparkled sea
a cloudless blue
Mediterranean sky
lazes
over the beach
hushed
by the soft
but constant sound
of breaking waves
white flecked couriers
sand swishing
pebbles trickling
rocks rumbling
and yet
cicadas
on olive and pine trees
still are heard
singing
their subtle song
while
beyond the reefs
mermaids frolic
in silvery surf

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About ceayr

A Scot who has discovered peace in a small town he calls Medville on the Côte Vermeille, C.E. Ayr has spent a large part of his life in the West of Scotland and a large part elsewhere. His first job was selling programmes at his local football club and he has since tried 73 other career paths, the longest being in IT, with varying degrees of success. He is somewhat nomadic, fairly irresponsible and, according to his darling daughter, a bit random. So, nobody’s perfect.
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