How good it must feel
as you stretch out in the sun
The relief of open-handedly letting go
Said your goodbyes
moved to the other side of the world
Now, you unwind
top down
a breeze coming off the sea
the sun on your back
driving up the Great Ocean Road
How I know that you deserve this
the unfolding grace of living free
no longer working to repair something
All new, all you again
with fertile thoughts
blossoming
as the past is blown away
charring in the sunset
and life has you smiling again
hurtling up the Great Ocean Road
Such vast happiness at last
lit by the campfire light
at the end of the day
the two of you together
under canvass
And what joy is lurking there
sparkling in your mind
hand in hand
as the sun rises again
and you’re flying up the Great Ocean Road
How powerfully
the image of your happiness
comes to me
The horizon stretching out
that beautiful blue expanse beside you
speeding up the Great Ocean Road
I think of you smiling
and I smile too…
[2014]
For Alex
The Lighthouse 
A wonderfully descriptive poem Tom. Some great lines and lovely to read see the dedication for your friend.
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Thanks Bree. I wanted to capture that happiness I felt when I heard that he was finally happy and having fun again after a few hard years before he left for the other side of the world. Appreciate you reading and commenting.
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Thank you! 🙂
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Beautiful poem, Tom. Have travelled that road myself and it is a spectacular, invigorating part of Australia.
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Thanks Gretchen, that’s very kind. Lucky you, from the photos I’ve been sent and seen online, it looks like the kind of roadtrip I’d love to take sometime. Fingers crossed!
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It will wait for you 🙂
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Oh, I hope so 🙂
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