The light filtering through the shutterspicks up a little of their blueon its predawn passageinto the white-walledbeige, marbled floor bedroomsun rises swifter than at homenot quite the tropicsbut tantalisingly close to Africa The sun rises scarlet andall-consuming of the sky– silhouetting the islanddark purple across the bayRed sky in the morningdoesn’t translate to Cretewhere most … Continue reading Colours of the Day