Although the day was hot I could feel the summer drawing to a close<\/p>\n
The trees and bushes were beginning to display a brittle tiredness<\/p>\n
And the sea grasses looked dull in the low light of the afternoon<\/p>\n
From the coastal path I could see that the tide had retreated<\/p>\n
Leaving the wide expanses of damp sand to dry slowly in the sun<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I did not have the beach totally to myself as I might have wished<\/p>\n
But the nearest person was so far away as not to disturb me<\/p>\n
I removed my footwear and walked slowly towards the sea<\/p>\n
The nearest of the sea birds flew gently into the breeze<\/p>\n
And headed towards the golf course without protest<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
In a few short months I would be unable to repeat this walk<\/p>\n
As the sea would be venting its rich winters fury<\/p>\n
The sands would be treacherous and the wind ice white<\/p>\n
But for the present I let the summers gentle touch caress my feet<\/p>\n
As I walked in her shallows without opposition<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Sandwich Bay<\/p>\n
August 26th 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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