And now I find

That once again I must return

To the company of those I know

Where I must shave and crave

The indulgence of those

That perhaps I would rather not

For I have found the rest

For weary limb and soul

That has lifted my constitution

To the slack and lazy unrehearsed violins

Unpractised in their solicitude

Of other’s finer points

The kissing of cheeks

Social nicety brevity

And general chit chat

 

There had been just me and you

Locked in our own

And nobody else’s company

Where for those few days we have breathed the air of freedom

Not shackled by demand

Expectation or any other charms

A place where we have remained

At one with the sea, the wind

The waves and the air

But most of all with each other