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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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