First task of this
year: to stand still and observe the immediate world.
To one side, bold
vertical slice of red earth; under foot, damp gold sand; the other side, lazy
waves roll from a reef break; above, sky clear and sky clouded; weather wheels
like a zoopraxiscope. Three dogs misbehave with great mirth. Little Grandson
has dinosaurs roaming on his jacket; Little Granddaughter is pink and polka
dotted. Across weather curved rocks, seaweed green like the Emerald City.
Put my red boots
back on, at the end of the walk. Dog runs and runs, chasing a seagull she will
never catch.
Wet feet in cold
boots, waiting in the car. Mr brings out a mug. Two children, full of fresh air
and gull song, softly snore in the back seats. Coffee steams the windscreen.
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