Driving to Apollo bay some years ago
with a car full of buzzing kids
all summery and silly and high as kites,
I noticed the daylight change suddenly
from crisp starched white
to golden pink and rusty red
and the sky slowly painted itself
the most beautiful sunset.
I stopped the car beside the road
overlooking the sea
and we all stared in wonder
as the sun gradually disappeared
beneath the watercolour waves.
There was a moment
of breathless awe
before one of the kids broke the spell:
‘My dad told me what causes that…
It’s the pollution.’
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