My years are washed away ...

I swim near the white ship -

Look up at the smooth hull - 

At the blue sky below heaven - 

My years are washed away - 

Once more I am a slender boy - 

Fallen out of time - 

Here in this fragrant bay - 

Held by the cool water - 

A pale feather on the turquoise sea - 

May 2023

Off the Lycian coast