Unanchored
Her
leg hangs languidly
Over
the side of the lounger
Above
long- forgotten drinks
Their
ice melted in the heat
On
the light-bright surface
Of
the blinding polished deck
Amid
a tangle of abandoned magazines
Crumpled
pages colour-bleached
Lost
beneath the relentless, blazing sun
The
yacht wallows gently
Shallowed
near the shore
Warm
water cradled
Swinging
slowly round
Shifting
position, drifting with the tide
In
the heat-baked afternoon
Where
nothing stirs
And
there is not a breath of air
Nor
any breeze to cool the burning day
Suddenly
aroused, the girl looks intently
Towards
the shimmering island
Alert
to its spice-infused aromas
Believes
she hears it calling
Feels
the bow pull against the chain
Dragging
the light anchor
Through
the soft white sand
Beneath
the gin-clear water
Where
acid-blue fish dart
Between
shafts of flickering sunlight
She
aches to step ashore
To
feel the firm-ness of the Earth
Beneath
her naked feet
A
home to hold on to
A
fixed point within her orbit
Un-shifting,
unchanging
A
steady, stable foundation
Where
she could remain
Upon
which she might build a life
And
feel that she had finally arrived
At
some long hoped-for destination
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