postcard · from the seaside

posted · from a town with a flag and three cafés

greetings · the seaside

dearest —
the sea is colder than promised.
i swim every morning, briefly, and lie.
a brown dog walks the pier at six.
a band plays the same waltz at dusk.
i may stay another week. — j.

SE · 03
30c

SEASIDE
—·V

to the house
long lane · sometemple

written by a hand that arrived planning to stay three days. the town does this to certain visitors. a kindness about the brown dog, a small lie about the cold.

see also · pc · lighthouse · pc · ferry · pc · island · harbour · sea