Diane Hine - Redgate Beach lyrics

Between opposed currents, it's easy to slip, though a safety sign stands at Redgate Beach. I pay no heed and swim into a rip. Hooded plovers skip the sea's frothy lip, which lisps an ebullient welcoming speech. Between opposed currents, it's easy to slip. A sand-laden gust flays shins like a whip. A seagull forewarns with a wind-tossed screech. I pay no heed and swim into a rip. Effervescence spills as blue waves unzip. Broken shells in tide swept scallops gleam peach. Between opposed currents, it's easy to slip. In lime-weeded rock pools, olive crabs nip. Against Isaac's Rock, great rollers full breach. I pay no heed and swim into a rip. Undertow deceives with a fluid grip. Toe-anchoring bottom drops out of reach. Between opposed currents, it's easy to slip. I pay no heed and swim into a rip.