lines for a long weekend

the stair bridge
to platform two

offers a view
to the industrial island

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steel hangars
date palms silver cylinders in rows

leafy glare on the water
& too much light in the photo

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the colliery line
lies embedded there

this heritage orders
going nowhere

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car enthusiasts
patrol the foreshore

world cup patriots
prefer bright convertibles

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...by winters
only patrolled beach.

no vacanacies
at the lighthouse hotel

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the plaza
belongs to crown

memorial drives
a black spot.

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she was embarrassed
when she

forgot the words
to the anthem

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down hill cardboarding
counting the waves

tango-ing again
in new ceramic hips

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live musics
coming in from across the water

& a ferry to that place
we call overseas

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