Leaving Will Make Me Cry

A Mediterranean landscape of olive groves on hillsides
Drew me to a valley of beauty and wonder
So different from the coast and its tides
That I had to stop and ponder


So many years by the sea
Never realising the world behind
Leaving me considering me
As vibrant colours invaded my mind


Is it time to say goodbye
To surf, sea and sand
I am sure leaving will make me cry
But it is time to Say hello to the land.