an arc of coastal waterfalls
shimmering white threads of water
slip over algae-riddled rock
just a brief fall to a churning bed of foam
and bulbous rocky interface
invaded by the multiple antics of
coastal interference
no surfing
no boating here
just a reminder
of the power and changing moods of Nature
fascinating, dangerous beauty maybe
however, for me
it was also
a fleeting reminder of what could have been
another kind of coastal interference
some years ago
on this far far south land
so far from northern tensions
that our involvement must be impossible
nevertheless
someone thought it important to instal
barbed wire
along the cliff top
overlooking a smoother beach
not so very far away
only recently I noted
the barbed wire was still there
