I‘ve never been
to Manly beach — and
I suppose you’ll not be returning there
this time around.
But
please do me
a favor, you
and that friend of ours
mountain man: go
to some sandy place
(I think you’ll have no trouble finding them
in that island), and
look at the water
(what colors do you see — blue, green, what?)
and
breath in, deep
breath,
before bathing yourselves
in all that life.