Clouds Like Islands

Pine forests
Clouds like islands
Spanish boys on mopeds
Vodka shots and charcoal fires

Palm trees
Heat on the asphalt
Larks and lizards and wasps in the grass
Asleep in the dunes and empty pools
Old men in old village squares

Forever playing cards
Pickpockets and Burger King
Empty beaches
Skinny dipping
Short dresses

Widows on benches
Girls spending their time watching the lifeguards
All-day hitchhiking
Beach music and bodysurfing
Open car windows and fights in bars

All for one and one for all
Stray dogs
Fans turning
All dressed up for the dance
Getting dry with sandy towels

Sunglasses and cigarettes
Stealing food from empty tables
Every day like the rest but no day like the last