Shutters closed
Against winter air
A horseshoe of whitewashed walls
Rise gently back
From rugged coast
Hang stepped – hold soft contours
Burst with palms and plants
Of gardens visited in summer
Pine
Borders
For rock and road
Inclined from shallow bay
As seawater – clear – pushes past
Landings
And boats on chains – lull
While a swimmer passes
Fast
Training
With flippers and buoy
