Reprise

You know that sort of mysterious dusk
when the paling blue sky of a warm day
becomes a tranquil sea
and the few clouds left behind
form south-seas islands or 
volcanic mountain ranges,
It’s then, with my good friends
cabernet sauvignon and merlot
that I set sail, the mild Levante on my shoulder 
to float above the tuillieres
steering my course westward 
and try to live this day over again.

© Graham Sherwood 06/2018