Thank you so much to everyone at the M.O.D and the RAF and to all who have kindly supported my writing.

Faraway

July 5, 2026

In the distance,
but not too distant,
beautiful,
wonderful and magical,
a large rock in the sea,
as interesting as can be,
jutting out of the waves,
a place to swim to be free,
free of the crowded beach,
a place that not many can reach,
but I swim to it,
through the waves,
that are not too great,
as the sun it shines down,
and upon reaching it,
what great pleasure comes to me,
as I stare out to sea,
and I relax and I enjoy the view,
as the seagulls fly high across the sky,
and I draw my breathe,
and I sun myself in the sunlight,
in the sea air,
and I lay down as happy as can be,
and it is always worth the effort to reach there,
a place where I find calm,
and a magical place,
where the troubles of the world do not bother me.