caswell bay
three bays for the price of two
when the tide’s in there’s
the pebble bay by the lifeguard cabin
below the steps to brandy cove
beneath the big house
where vernon watkins once lived
the big beach by the cafe
the one where the stream runs out
from under the children’s rock
when the tide’s out
the long sand to the east
it’s yours
beneath the coast path
and the rocky outcrops
take all three and
on a leg-stretching walk
look back from the tideline
and you will see the trees
that bound the valley
hiding the roundhouse
and shrouding st peter’s chapel
a dereliction of duty
not to visit the druids well
oh i say what a breezy bay
with the coloured wind breakers
shimmering in shivers
on a rash of seaweed
take all three
gift wrapped this summer
a dream for longing
in a long winter
three dreams for the perchance of one
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