Curling white froth, breaking on golden sand
Water, grey dabbed, moving on turquoise deep
Oscillating, crashing, a hushing blast of energy
Sunlight dancing on an elastic sea
Pink skies emerging from blue-streaked skies
Cloudless and amazing, beauty resplendent in heat
 
Shrill, excited cries pepper the space
Children squawk, squeal, laugh
Murmuring adults’ voices overlap the hush of the whispering sea
Colourful parasols flap in the gentle breeze
Loud smashing of rolling waves on nearby rocks
Creates a cacophony of weird, textured music
 
Brown skin glows in hot light
Pale skins redden in distinct patches of pink shades and changing hues
Green branches of acacia trees somersault and dive
Leaves flip in constant motion
And burnt sienna rocks provide a rich landscape
 
Oh, the breath-taking, sublime beauty of Spain’s Catalunya’s coast!
 
Sun-crusted mountain tops, spreading into deep blue
Frilly white waves peacefully layering a calm sea
Deep greens and browns and pinks offering a photo-framed memory
Orange dawns and glowing sunsets, clear night skies and stunning light
Silence and space, noise and music, laughter and street talk
Happiness and reflection, lost time and time-healed
And a time to plan and dream and hope and find
Something captured, stored forever in the mind’s recess
Something to treasure, store, share; a time of God-given rest