Token Beach

TOKEN BEACH Industrial zone, tidal zone, Tidal tone, beach.

Sirens roam amongst the foam, As Nature's Tomes beseech.

View the ships through broken glass And walk the shores of coal.

We came to search for shell.

We found a coal seam swell.

A wish to feel sand under feet, Was dashed by a glass shard fleet.

Bone, bong, boot soles swan song Boot heels amongst debris.

House bricks, concrete and cables rust, Insult Sir Mangrove Tree.

Above the shore retaining wall, A lifestyle landscape treat.

Amenities, barbecues and playgrounds number two.

It seems to me a cover up, The least that they could do.

There's so much more within their reach, I feel so sad for Token Beach.

James W. Barnes 28.12.10----19.2.11