Strange Days - Reading the Signs

Ministry of Defence Warning -

Beware of Metal Objects

& 

Quick Sand!

The approach through the dunes felt very eerie.

The dogs usually pulling on the lead

to get to the beach, not this day!

Eventually we reached the sand,

yes sand as far as the eye could see,

like a flat desert, perhaps I could 

see a small strip of water in the distance 

it may have been a mirage though!

My first inclination was to turn back,

I'd had too many nightmares

 of sinking down into mud oblivion,

my love took delight in teasing me 

whilst coaxing me on.

"Okay then" I said, "just on the edge",

 making sure not to stray

towards the dunes again
for fear of unexploded metal objects
laying in wait of ambush,

or to let my feet venture off the
dry sand onto the wet sucking you under stuff!

After awhile feeling a little more calm

we let the boys off the lead as we usually do, 

but strangely they kept right beside us

 not bounding miles away with excitement.

The dogs did raise a little interest however, 

as we approached a skeleton!
It looked like a horse,

and then Dougal found a half eaten rabbit 
which I quickly retrieved.

What a strange day, 

not at all what we expected,

 and yet, as I look back now

 it had some kind of beauty.

It's the way you read it!

I think my apprehension was being

 picked up by the dogs,

they are keen to sense any alarm.

As it turned out one of the locals back 

at base said she'd been walking her dog

 there for years and laughed at

 the quicksand sign saying you can 

only manage to sink one's foot!

Strange and beautiful sightings

to be continued ...........