Saturday, 16 February 2019

Clear Blue Skies


Oh how I long for clear blue skies
Sandy beaches and mountain range
Stuck working here from dawn to dusk
I need the sun, I need a change

 Want to leave the blocks of flats
Rattling trains and factories grim
Rushing people, bus, train and tram
I need wild; fill me to the brim

 Now I'm framed on every side
Like a robot trapped in brickwork
Moving one way, turning around
Must do something, I'll go berserk

 Just heard branch office opens soon
At the Gold Coast, that's great; Hurray!
Application in; book me up
Get to go there next Wednesday

Images found at https://www.queensland.com/destination-information/surfers-paradise

 Note: The laugh here is that The Gold coast is a very popular tourist resort with lots of high rise apartments but does have excellent beaches and a hinterland to explore but work will be much the same!
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18 comments:

  1. Sherry Blue Sky17 February 2019 at 01:44

    It's getting harder to find the wild. Even the wild animals are having a hard time finding some. Beautiful photos, Robin.

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  2. Anmol (HA)17 February 2019 at 03:25

    Ah, the stifling nature of the cities can make anyone go berserk. I am glad that our narrator found what they desired.

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  3. Thotpurge17 February 2019 at 04:16

    I need wild; fill me to the brim - me too!!!

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  4. Rommy17 February 2019 at 05:11

    LOL - well, at least it's a different view through the office window now. Hopefully a three day weekend will arrive to give the subject some time to play tourist in their new city.

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  5. Sanaa Rizvi17 February 2019 at 07:11

    This is beautiful!❤️ I too long for sandy beaches and clear blue skies. Right now it's extremely dry and cold here in my part of the world.

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  6. C. Sandlin17 February 2019 at 08:11

    This reminds me of the days when I used to calculate how much staring out the window would be noticeable. :)

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  7. Whitesnake17 February 2019 at 08:33

    For me the Gold Coast is too crowded.

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  8. brudberg17 February 2019 at 08:44

    I love the way i can have both... coming home to my small piece of wood around my house... then working meeting people...

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  9. annell417 February 2019 at 11:19

    Sometimes the need for the beach can be overwhelming. I don't go there anymore, but I remember when I did.

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  10. Carrie Van Horn17 February 2019 at 14:25

    Love the imagery in this Robin! We could all use more wild and less hustle and bustle city. I hope you really do get a beach holiday!

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  11. Wendy Bourke17 February 2019 at 17:16

    You've struck on a wonderful cadence that works so well with the content, here.

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  12. rallentanda17 February 2019 at 17:48

    If you like glitz crass bustling high rise,the Gold Coast
    is the place...capital D for depressing.

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    1. Old Egg17 February 2019 at 17:58

      You're right it was even depressing 30-40 years ago! It's better further north where the crocodiles are.

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  13. Magical Mystical Teacher17 February 2019 at 20:19

    You need wild? then come and join me in the desert, won't you? :)

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    1. Old Egg17 February 2019 at 21:16

      We have our own desert thanks MMT with plenty of unfriendly critters!

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  14. Gillena Cox18 February 2019 at 08:46

    The clear bkue skies, lots and lots in T&T now that weather is cahoots with Carnival Season.

    Much🌻love

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  15. Gillena Cox18 February 2019 at 08:49

    Monday WRites 193 is live at my blog VERSES

    MUCH🌻LOVE

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  16. Rosemary Nissen-Wade2 March 2019 at 14:14

    Ha ha, the Gold Coast is hardly my idea of getting away from it all. Come and see me in Murwillumbah instead, and I'll take you to wild, largely empty beaches or to the rainforest and the mountains.

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