Viola and I were sitting in the shelter of a deep breakwater<\/p>\n
Which was cutting off the chilly northern wind<\/p>\n
Whereas above us the visitors were wearing winter coats<\/p>\n
We were wearing our summer rags<\/p>\n
I was wearing a azure tee shirt and cotton shorts<\/p>\n
Which were displaying my tanned legs to a great advantage<\/p>\n
Viola was wearing a vest which had once been produced<\/p>\n
As a tie in for a Frankie Goes to Hollywood <\/em>tour<\/p>\n But the original message had faded and she had added her own<\/p>\n Gender Fluid Time Traveller<\/em><\/p>\n We were discussing coffee as we soaked up the sun<\/p>\n I poured it from my Frankie Goes to Hollywood<\/em> flask<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In the distant future you will not find coffee<\/em><\/p>\n You will find tea and other stimulants but not coffee<\/em><\/p>\n Only in TK4 which was once Namibia can you find coffee\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Elsewhere it is banned for reasons lost in time<\/em><\/p>\n This is my first taste of coffee for thousands of years\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Viola sipped her coffee with a complete care<\/p>\n It was almost poetical watching her theatre<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Do you realise Viola that the waitress is Holly Johnson’s daughter\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n She is the one serving hot drinks to that ancient coach party\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n I would like to meet her can you introduce us\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n She is stone deaf so you will have to sign\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n On TK78 Holly Johnson is treated like Buddha\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n TK78<\/em><\/p>\n Siam\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n His writings are almost worshipped without reason\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n TK78 is such a fascinating state\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n The people are so chilled\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n There is no crime\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Nobody is persecuted<\/em><\/p>\n And there is an endless supply of Frankie Goes to Hollywood vests and tee shirts<\/em><\/p>\n I have many all in pastel colours\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n It sounds dreamy Viola\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n It is\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Then why did you leave\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n I had no choice\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Time Travel\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Yes\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Gender Fluidity\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n That did not matter\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Indeed this graffiti is not mine\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Coffee\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n That was the deciding factor\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Shall we paddle\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n We will be in the wind\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n That does not matter\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n We are not alone\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n I know\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Who is he\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n A poet\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Do you know him\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Very well\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n He is staring out to sea\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n He always does that\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Is he well\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Very\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Sound of mind\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n The jury is out on that one\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Why do you say that\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Because he thinks that his bicycle writes his poetry for him<\/em><\/p>\n Bluebell is the true poet\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Bluebell<\/em><\/p>\n Bluebell is his bicycle\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n You can see it over there leaning up against the breakwater\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Does he like coffee\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Very much\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n He is quite tanned\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n I love his sandy hair\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n But he looks sad\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n He always looks sad\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n What is the source of his sadness\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n He also thinks that he is Holly Johnson’s other daughter\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n But in fact he is six years older than the singer\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n I spent a few minutes paddling in the sea with Viola<\/p>\n But the combination of the wind and the cold water<\/p>\n Soon drove us back to our refuge in the shade of the breakwater<\/p>\n <\/p>\n How long do you expect to stay Viola<\/em><\/p>\n I do not have a clue\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Twenty Five years\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Twenty Five days\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Twenty Five minutes\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Twenty Five seconds I do not know\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Viola looked above the pebbled ridge of stones<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Is that house for sale\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Which one\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n The green one\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n It appears so\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n They I will buy it\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Houses in this coastal village are terribly expensive\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n That is no obstacle\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Then let us approach the agent and register our interest<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Viola and I were sitting in the shelter of a deep breakwater Which was cutting off the chilly northern wind Whereas above us the visitors were wearing winter coats We were wearing our summer rags I was wearing a azure tee shirt and cotton shorts Which were displaying my tanned legs to a great advantage 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