The Road to Kaliskia
The ocher earth road
spools down, sails out,
plunges into sapphire,
into the swaying sea.
Marble-strewn coves
shelter solitary boats,
sun-blown branches,
slow-swimming bodies.
A lyre-wind
plays gently, lyrically
over the waters,
over the wonders.
Colin Goedecke
Kaliskia, Kea
The Cyclades
August 2012