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WEBBS WANDERINGS 2015

Sittin on the dock of the bay

waitin for the ferry to roll inSea!l watchin "y #andwich

$!"%# on "y &andro'er bonnet

It# that old #tory (the french wear their winter $acket#

they'e had a 'ery hot #!""er

e'en the boy# in their all year lon #hort#

while i)" in real #hort# and t*#hirt

beca!#e it# hoter than o!r iri#h )#!""er)

+y arri'al and de%art!re %ort i# f!llof %eo%le %arkin and talkin,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

-here# . !y# lookin #o boorinly nor"al

that they cant be

one i# wired with re#tle## hand#

another i# #t!ck on hi# "obile

-hey han ro!nd the harbo!r for ho!r# *

I)" i"ainin Robbie /oltraine

takin a chain#aw to a ya!ht *

i# it dr!# or i""irant#

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-he only #trane boat that ca"e in that niht wa# enli#h *

towed to where i wa# %arked

by a 'ery fat co!%le with 2 #kinny kid# *

"aybe hired to look like a fa"ily *

Nobody wo!ld #!#%ect a boat on dry land

A# i %a## )/he &!) al fre#co #eafood re#ta!rant

they are %layin +an! /hao and B!ena 3i#ta

#o i had to #a"%le their raw #ardine# and #ea #%ider

4$!#t do it and "et #!ch nice %eo%le

S+A&& -6WN 7RAN/E

I)" %arked in the centre of a #"all french town

on one #ide i# /hri#t dyin on a cro##

on the other i# a #oldier dyin in the war

-he ch!rch clock #trike# 8 twice *

a #inal for e'erythin to die9 e'en the #!n

a# the bell# do a "ad dyin ca#cade

-he only thin# after darkare the %har"acie# liht# e%ilectic fla#hin

bored teenaer# and bat#

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S!nday "ornin9 #"all town

I took one of "y fa"o!# wron t!rn#

that often lead to #!r%ri#in thin#

and fo!nd 100 %eo%le in red and bl!e#lowly #erio!#ly %layin %etan:!e

/ontradiction# *

In )&)6rane Ble!e) bar

there# a coffee rinder called )Silence)

and lifeboat"en #"okin

7AS;I6N

When it co"e# to food we like to !#e french word#

which a"!#e# and %lea#e# the frenchWhen it co"e# to fa#hion they like to !#e enli#h

which a"!#e# !# no end (

)R &66?, RSE&7))BE GENER6>S, BE N, BE ;A

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If yo! #it anywhere lon en!f yo! #ee it all

the bea!ty in the !ly9 the !ly in the bea!ty

-he old in the yo!n and the yo!n in the old

-he tho!htle## ba#tard#who break beer bottle# on the beach

the old fr!"%# who %ick it !%

A yellow %rice## ato% a #tone tower

hanin o!t bl!e $ean# in the #!n

A yo!n hi%%y with crooked cracked la##e#

li'in in a ho"e "ade ca"%er 'an

+r darkly be#%ectacled re#%ectablede#%erately li'in in hi# car

di#creetly dre##in and #ha'inand alway# %oli#hin the car

&ook# like he)# off to the officeb!t ne'er oe# for lon or far

&6S- IN &6S SAB&ES

Sto%%ed a little #o!th on the coa#t for a #!nbathe and #!ndownerone of the few %lace# yo! can %ark by the #ea

/o!ld %rob ha'e %arked o'erniht b!t the %olice car# worried "e

Got lo#t in the town on a b!#y #!nday e'e til i #t!"bled on le Gare

I)" #ittin in a railway #tation

with no ticket for a de#tination

watchin the raffitti o by(

)/ANIS+E DES RI/;ES)

I finally fo!nd -he 6ffice de -o!ri#"e where yo! co!ldnt %ark

which #aid it wa# o%en fro" 10 *

i went lookin for a cafe tho#e that were o%en * yo! co!ldnt %ark

where yo! co!ld %ark they were not yet o%en

#o i wandered "any back#reet# for "y cafe croi##ant

)&e Retro) bar #till had it# clock# on old ti"e

B!t then i co!ldnt find "y landy

and for a few ho!r# #aw "ore of &e# Sable# than i really neededand -o!ri#"e wa# #till clo#ed at "idday

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;ih f!ll "oon tide# and wind-he little breton boat# dont bob they $i'e and $inle frantically

the bi fi#hin boat# dont breathe and #ih *

they are tied "a"o!th# "oanin and #trainin to be free

E'eryone# erratically eCited

:!ein to et their car# #ea #%rayed

-he rebellin #ea claw# at the wall# where it !#ed to be

and eat# the coa#t where it want# to be

?in# and ca%tain# try to #!b$!ate the #ea

b!t #!rfer# and #ailor# know who the "a#ter will be

It te"%t# children to it# ede to %lay

allow# #hi%# to !#e it9 tho a# we ab!#e it

7riendly tickle# in the #hallow#

co"e fro" 'a#t draon de%th#that alway# de"and #acrifice#

When all the "o!ntain# are wa#hed to the #ea

we will be the water %lanet the dol%hin# are waitin for4I)" #orry Do!la# Ada"# b!t it# we who lea'e9 not they

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/;AR E- 36I&E

6ne niht at "y #!n#et #%ot

I fo!nd "y#elf a"on #and*ya!hter#

who in'ited "e to $oin the"#ittin ro!nd a road#ide BB *

caref!lly con#tr!cted #o it# not illeal

with a cookin rid #!#%ended fro" a tri%od

A ro!% of friendly wild haired yo!n#ter# and kid# in ca"%er 'an#

-hey la!h how A!#tralian# and A"erican# think Brittany i# %art of the >?

6ne !y fro" +a!ritia# ha# ca!ht fi#h !#in ba"boo #tick# and breadAn enli#h irl ha# "o'ed to Brittany fro" #o!th france(*

)it# either too hot or too cold9 and too re#tricti'e)

I think Brittany i# to 7rance what Ireland i# to Enland *"ilder not only in cli"ate b!t in re!lation# too

E'ery year i notice "ore thin# )IN-ERDI-)

B!t #o"ebody ha# re"o'ed the heiht barrier to "y fa'o!rite beachand #o"ebody ha# %ainted o!t the #econd word of )NA->RIS+E IN-ERDI-)

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S!rfin i# an international relieon

S!rfer# o anywhere and e'erywhere

-hey walk "ile# to r!n into danero!# #ea#

and find the dol%hin within

E'ery other #ho% i# a #!rf #ho%

and e'ery other #ho% i# a cafe*bar

with bi t')# #howin #!rfin fil"#

So"e of the 'an# like "e

are li'in %retty ba#ically

-here are hi%%y 'an#9 ar"y 'an#

cla##ic 'an#9 corr!ated rena!lt 'an#=o!n er"an# hanin o!t the window#

and clinin on behind #ho!tin&ad# #tandin on their 'an#

with bi ca"era# in their hand#2 lad# offered "e a beer

watchin the old "an whi#tlin down the #ea!ll#feedin the" a# the #!n#et feed# o!r #o!l#

GIR6NDE AND &ANDES

When i ot off the Royan ferry and %arked in the #!na %olice car #to%%ed to #ee if i wa# n!de

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Gironde and &ande# ha'e h!ndred# of "ile# of #trait coa#t

Endle## Atlantic wa'e# and #and d!ne#

backed by endle## conifer forre#t#

A %aradi#e for #!rfer# and nat!ri#te#

-he to!ri#t office told "e that n!dity wa# 6 ? on any :!iet beach

I walked endle## beache#with an occa#ional #%la#h in the not cold #ea

findin abandoned #!""er driftwood ca"%#and ettin lo#t in the d!ne# and wood# *

A"on#t the ho"ely %!r%le heather and yellow or#eand #tawberry b!#h fr!it #:!a#hed into the %ine needdle#

were load# of "!#hroo"#(

2 old boy# in wellie#9 lookin like fi#her"enare #kinnin their )catch) of enor"o!#e "!#hroo"#

like fi#her"en !ttin their fi#h

they )toot) oodbye a# they lea'e

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-;E SAND WI-/;

-e"%t# "e to throw off "y clothe#

on olden rain# the color of "y #kin

-il "y #kin beco"e# the color of wet #and-hen #he te"%t# "e to the water

who#e friendly ri%%le# tickle "y toe#

In the "iday heat it# yo!r cool de#ire

to feel a# #afe a# in a cool #hower

Granny# #ea "on#ter #torie# are forotten(Dont #wi" an ho!r after eatin

and alway# on an inco"in tide

=o! #ee #!rfer# o!t on the #ea*what co!ld be "ore ea#y

B!t #ee the white hor#e# allo%in

;ear the #ea lion #!rf roar

-here# wiard# in the wa'e#

who knock yo! off yo!r feetand %!ll yo! !nderwater

-hey #ay drownin i# like #lee%in

and it# %o#ible to brin yo! back

B!t i)'e lo#t too "any to tr!#t it any"ore

-he Sand Witch and the Sealion

#o"eti"e# retreat #o far

yo! think yo! ha'e won the #hore

B!t they co"e back fa#ter than yo! can r!n

and try to catch yo! $!#t for f!n

-he Sandwitch %!t# #and in yo!r #andwich

Water wiard# #tin yo! with $elly fi#h

Dr!nken de'il# break la## on the beach

and the #ealion# are alway# h!nry

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)Where'er yo! o in S%ain *

there# a"ain ancient %lace#)

-he be#t "!#t be Granada# Allha"bra

4an ancient el'en %alaceb!t i went to Ga!di# "odern "a#ter%iece

I %arked at the air%ort

$!#t a# a %lane fro" here cra#hed in the al%#

B!#ed into the city

%a##ed the %ick*%ocket# by the bank#

6ne way to reali#e there# too "any %eo%le in the world

i# to #!ddenly be in the centre of Barcelona6ne way to reali#e that we #till can b!ild bea!tif!l b!ildin#

i# to 'i#it the Sarada 7a"ilia4like bein in the heart of &othlorien

-he difference# between 7rance and S%ain et le##

7rench #!%er"arche# "ay be al"o#t half wine

b!t S%ain i# #till "!ch chea%er

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S>NSE-S

I !#!ally #earch for a #!n#et #%ot

to %ark and celebrate with wine *

"aybe to #ketch or write a lineGet away fro" the boorin beie

"akin an art of no real %lan#

in their identical ca"%er 'an#

A wild*haired yo!n "an and hi# friend# wa'e

and #ho!t( )>% the Banner )

A car #to%# be#ide "e *the "an rai#e# a fi#t (

)Good a"e ) *i think it# #o"ethin to do with r!by

I find a rare we#t facin beach %arkin

-here# two bi 'an# "ore like #"all lorry#in a ro!h %ay*%ark with no facilitie#

-he 'an# are all :!ietthere# a do a#lee% o!t#ide

A# e'enin co"e# on *

there# a #%it9 a belch9 a #ho!tand e'en a %er#on a%%ear#

+ore bi do# a%%ear

+ore alternati'e %eo%le e"ere

"ore 'an# $oin the"

I tho!ht it "!#t be Ger"an#

when a blond child e"ered

-!rn# o!t to be 7rench worker#

fro" the local i#land oy#ter#

ca"%in o!t for le weekend

and no they ne'er %ay

An old !y #taer# !% the beach with #hellfi#h

a yo!n wo"an collect# litter and wa'e#

e'enin fi!re# on the beach #o '!lnerable

to the th!nderin ar"y# of wa'e#

!nder bl!e and rey battle#hi% clo!d#

old cree%# o'er the horionand the #!n i'e# one la#t #low hea'y lidded wink

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6n the e'er "o'in fabric

of to!r:!oi#e and %r!##ian bl!e

a olden thread i# wo'en

till the #!n #ink# fro" 'iew

Ri%%le# of old rando"ly #la#hthe rey and to!r:!oi#e #ky

radiatin red# and crea"#/icada# chor!# and #ea!ll# fly

-he fab!lo!# fiery #ky i# "ore #olid

than the re#tle# %ink bl!e #eaA land of reen 'alley# and hill#

where a olden road co"e# down fro" a #"all town%a#t red and old field# to a "etal #ea

te"%tin "e "e to dri'e acro##to the eternal de#tination in the we#t

Wa'e# wea'e a ro!h reen bl!e

!nder a %a#tell rainbow #ky

where !ll for"ation# fly

&ilac wa'e# break !nder dark "a!'e

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