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Alone at Dusk on the Cote d’Azur

On the coast of Nice

Cold swelling

Off the warm Mediterranean

The girl to my left

Feet in the water

Hands wrapping an empty liter

Asks me for a cigarette I don’t have

Beach laid out in stones

The sky turns from blue

To orange then lavender

Diamond spotted black

Rushes in like a chill

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This is an award-winning piece of poetry I wrote while travelling in France on an ultra-shoestring budget–though you can decide if it deserves that distinction. (You should totally pre-order a copy of my travel guide “Europe on €5 a Day” here!)

You can find a digital representation of its publication here.