Day Fifteen

The meaningful

is not just the enjoyable

It's wilderness swimming. It's harder

to breathe with the pressure

on your lungs and a current

resistant to labouring limbs

Keep watch for whirlpools

as they're watching you

Eyes armed and dangerous

Ever they collude to bring you low

Be mindful of the dispirited

essence of life beneath a parasol

Where the umbra drips, drips

to the sound of others being merry

Life's a beach

Did you expect plain sailing?