I drove down the road in the scorching sun
Under an azure sky, on softening tar
The side of the road was covered in a thicket
Hiding a cool blue lagoon afar
The sight was soothing to the burning eyes
And inviting in an alluring way
Averting my eyes from the mirage ahead
With eagerness, I hit the brake
A footpath through the roadside thicket
Led towards the waters blue
I locked the car and took a walk
Along that beaten path askew
I reached the sandy waters edge
And faced the great blue expanse
My eyes went wide and hypnotized
Just in a matter of a brief glance
Up to the horizon far away
Just writhing thready waves I saw
The swell of water vast and wide
Took my tired heart in awe
A lonely fisherman standing on a raft
Was casting his fishing net
He flailed his hands and untangled the mesh
Wiping from his brow the dripping sweat
The noisy gulls, their wings fluttering
In a flock, they circled the raft
The mangroves in the distant swamps
Swayed in the breeze in a rhythmic dance
Gusts of wind with a sulfury smell
Kissed my cheeks and sweaty brows
I spread my arms like a sea gull’s wings
And looked up at the white clouds
Time flew away while I was standing there
Relishing the fading afternoon
The weary soul found sweet solace
In the bank of a deserted blue lagoon
Sun was low when I turned to return
I felt as a burning fire has died
My quieted mind was happy and soothed
As I walked back to the main roadside