Souter Bay Poem by Paul Reed

Shimmering sunlight
Bejewelled the crystal water
Which peacefully raked the rounded pebbles
Washed inwards and then outwards with the tide

We sat on a rocky ledge
And dangled legs
And thought about the future
Behind us a gouged-out cavern
It's layers of time exposed
By the waves of yesteryear

And all was calm and serene
No troubles entered that space
We knew we could only inhabit
For a few moments
Until returning to the world
And all of it's cares