spring

It was good, today.

I walked to the seaside in a spring coat and warm-weather brogues.

I listened to the birds sing---oh, how they sung!---and saw the floating movement of their velveteen wings.

I watched the tide ebb with like-minded friends, knowing that this year is over---apart from a few scribbled exam papers and an essay or two.

It was good---it was relaxing. But most of all? Most of all it was needed---so absolutely needed.