Grains of hot sands massage his feet,

The sunbathes holidaymakers in its luxurious inferno, Kayaks and snorkels entertain the young. Coconut milk and vodka flow, Complemented by sheltering palm trees, The ocean filled with bejewelled life.

Stars, glints, spikes and coral, Splashed with living colour.

And a skinny young local boy clears rubbish, Funding his futile education.