by Louis Jenkin
January finally drags into February and one fumbles with
numb fingers at the ordinary knots and hooks of life. People
are irritable, difficult. Some days you want to stay in bed
with the covers over your head and dream of paradise. A
place where the warm sea washes the white sand. There
are a few palm trees on the higher ground, many brightly
colored fish in the lagoon, waves breaking on the reef
farther out. No one in sight. Occasionally an incredibly
large, split-second shark darkens the clear water. Sea birds
ride the wind currents, albatross, kittiwake, ... and pass
on. Day after day, sea wind and perfect sky .... You make a
big heap of driftwood on the beach.
Compliments of The Writer's Almanac
You can bring your Greek toes down anytime.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the open invitation-- we're planning to search for sun later this month to celebrate our anniversary, but won't be make it quite that far south. It will be desert instead of beach this time...
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