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The Azure Window to the Soul
The Azure Window, Gozo
The eyes, they are but windows to the soul
The waves, they heave and sigh, they leave and breathe
They linger, tease then draw away
Return with vengeance, bubbles, spray
While sunlight sparkles, droplets fall
Parental fire lights the oceanās call.
The Azure Window
On one of the corners of Gozo, itself an island within Malta, the Azure Window throws a striking bridge of rock out into the sea. Itās a spot much loved by tourists, even more so after its role in TV hit Game of Thrones and I arrived with the blaze of autumn sunshine just before the sunlight faded.
Itās a beautiful place, as the photos make clear, but what fascinated me more was how long people stayed and stared ā myself included. In part, that was for practical purposes (the bus only comes once an hour.)
Yet, in part, it felt poetic, watching all those eyes watching waves and weather-wearied stone. And if eyes are the window to the soul, what happens when those eyes gaze into other windows? Do we seeĀ the soul of nature? Or are we simply waiting for a bus?
Anyway, I sat down to write a straightforward travel pieceĀ but found these words instead. Theyāre a little experimental but if you canāt experiment with words on your own blog then where can you go to play?
Hope you enjoy ā and even if you donāt, I hope you get there one day. It really is a beautiful spot.
Ā The Azure Window, Malta
The waves, they heave and sigh, they leave and breathe
They linger, tease then draw away
Return with vengeance, bubbles, spray
While sunlight sparkles, droplets fall
Parental fire lights the oceanās call.
Ā The people, too, they smile and pose
Thereās laughter, scrambling, foamed wet toes
And cameras, shutters, ālook at me!ā
Hunched shoulders gaze reflectively
And squinted eyes with seaside glare
Glimpse for a moment, a soul laid bare
Ā Pausing heartbeats, blinking eyes,
With natureās quiet, passions rise
Ideas and memories, desires and dreams
Those things forgotten
Lifeās grandest themes
Ā Found
Ā Then
Ā Found in natureās rhythm, speed
Her ruthless beauty, trusting creed
The voice that speaks
No word but deed
To eyes that listen
Ā Get up, believe
Ā Your time is short,
To dream and breathe,
While sunlight washes,
Darkness too
Across rocks and lives and oceans blue,
Ā But violet scars the waterās edge,
Within the caves and limestone dredge,
Be still and breathe, yes, pause, reflect
Then turn to action, genuflect
At this great world,
At cause, effect
Age beckons you, or else neglect,
Ā So carpe diems,
Seize them now
Before you canāt remember how
Ā Disclosure
I visited the Azure WindowĀ in Gozo as part of anĀ iAmbassadorĀ project with support fromĀ Ā Visit Malta.Ā As ever, as always, all words are mine.
Originally from Inside the Travel Lab.












