Not for you, the rows of ordered hedonism,<\/p>\n
Parasols and loungers angled to the sun<\/p>\n
Regimented in an army of summertime fun.<\/p>\n
Nor for you the danger of the depths<\/p>\n
Flailing about, out of control<\/p>\n
Failing some self-imposed macho test,<\/p>\n
Needing to be spotted and saved<\/p>\n
By the competitors – the muscled-up\u00a0beach patrol.<\/p>\n
Rather, you tread the middle ground<\/p>\n
Where the roar of the ocean is just a sound –<\/p>\n
And the enormous seafoam hands just wave<\/p>\n
And don’t punch you around –<\/p>\n
Here on the one stretch of beach<\/p>\n
Where people can stand squarely on their own two feet<\/p>\n
Fresh from riding in on the shoulders of those\u00a0giants<\/p>\n
Safe from the need for packaged compliance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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