We have a bus stop in our coastal village
Which is almost covered in undergrowth
But it serves its purpose as an adequate shelter
During the days of rain and cloud
Tell me about the woman at the bus stop Anna
There is not much to tell apart that she lives in the village
With her partner and a dog in the green house by the fork
She catches the ninety-three bus on most days
And returns at about half past five
Are you stalking her as you seem to know a lot
I can see her as the bus stop is opposite our house
But what do you find odd about her
Nothing in particular as she mixes in the village life
She and her partner attend church and help with the fetes
But why is she different from lets say you and me
It is what she does on the beach
Pray tell
Well like most of us she likes the beach
And uses it for recreation when the days are warm
But when the storms and high winds arrive
She can often be found howling into the wind
The woman screams at the clouds
And throws pebbles into the sea savage air
As if she is furious with life
This is the same woman who bakes cakes
For the bring and buy and other events
Why do you think that does it
Is she mad or heading for a breakdown
Neither I think
My view is that she must be able to see things that we cannot see
The abyss you mean
In a way yes but I do think that the elemental forces are in tune with her
She is on the surface civilised like us all
But she is a savage
She has black blood
I was only using this as a loose comparison Anna
She is not destructive
I agree but she can clearly see and feel the forces that we let pass us by
What will become of her
Nothing I hope but she will continue to howl at storms
Like certain people howl as the full moon
Do you think that we will ever go around howling
Probably not as we are quite soft
We can only guess at things
Nature has given us a gentle hand
Can we do anything
There is no need to do anything
She is just to be left alone at times
As we cannot begin to understand what drives her
If we are to do anything then we need to protect her
As what she is seeing and feeling is beyond our thoughts