Cancelled Flight

 
Being pursued by the periscope eyes
of early morning sand crabs
white sand suntanned feet
cool momentarily in the ocean sweep.

A well earned breakfast, vibrant
with colour and fewer calories,
debunked by a mid-day
Daiquiri or two.

Steel drums drift Marley
on an island record breeze
billowing bleached cabana drapes
ease us into afternoon sleep.

A choir of tree frogs
dance late into the evening,
after a night of heavy drinking,
Is now just a dash of wishful thinking.