Two things happened to me this afternoon on the beach

Firstly I saw a beautiful ship about two miles offshore

It was easily the most beautiful ship that I had ever seen

Above deck level it was pure white without inhibition

Even her elegant funnel was white brave white brave white

The rest of this memorable ship was dark blue blue almost black

The contrast was amazing as she sailed towards the horizon

It was as I was watching this most beautiful ship

That I noticed an object half buried in the shingle

On closer inspection I found it to be a DVD wrapped in cellophane

A Star is Born was the name of the movie featuring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper

Quite why it was on the beach was a complete mystery to me

But nonetheless I picked it up as I knew that the sea would soon claim it.

I had actually seen the movie and thought to be cliched and quite poor

This said the movie at times hinted at the dark soul of Amerika

Bradley Cooper and Sam Elliott gave quite relaxed performances

And Lady Gaga was appealing without her theatre

I tucked it in my blue and white beach bag knowing that it would remain there

As I had no plans to watch it or make friends or family suffer

What interested me was the impossibility of the possible

On the day that I had watched the most beautiful ship in the world

Slowly sail towards tomorrows sun I had found a DVD

It had obviously been lost by a beachcomber earlier in the day

But why had it been half buried was it part of an elaborate charade

Was this an art installation a found object or a game of chance

Had I been the unscripted protagonist of a drama unseen

It was whilst I was considering the meaning of meanings

That I noticed that my beautiful ship had almost claimed the horizon

And that her blues and whites had now turned green grey green grey