I was singing in Portuguese as we walked along the long coastal path

The day was fading even though we were only in the fifteenth hour

I was wearing a sky blue and maroon woollen scarf

And looked something like a football fan once removed

My family were walking with me into a stiff south-easterly breeze

The day was colder than I had been led to expect and we were all a little chilled

So I suggested that we return to our soft Christmas home warm and bright

On our homeward journey we found a fluorescent life preserver next to a waste bin

And although its location confused us all this was the only deep mystery of the day

 

 

December 25th 2021