LLWG April

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Last night was the April meeting of Lowesotft Library Writers' Group.  Our homework from last session was to write about a place we know using all five of our senses.  I chose a place along Kessingland beach, where man's world meets nature's world.  In front is the beach and behind is the village.

I spy with my little eye –

Lowestoft skyline with grain silo,

Gulliver, and St. Peters Court saluting the clouds

An unnecessary railing to stop feet from falling

(‘tho none have fallen before)

Abandoned boats

Hats, scarves, and coats

East coast ships dotted along the horizon

Shivering marram grass

Smashed glass

Pebbles

Faded signs

Litter fluttering along the sand

I hear with my little ear –

Waves washing away the shoreline

Haunting warblings of troubled birds

Shingle crunching beneath walkers’ boots

Dogs barking greetings

A helicopter hovering above my head

The rev of a reversing bus engine

The Kessingland flag flickering against its pole

I taste with my little tongue –

The sting of salt on my lips

I smell with my little nose –

Coffee from the café behind me

Chips from an al fresco pub lunch

The stench from the sewer-works

Fumes from holiday makers’ cars

I feel with my little skin –

The sun’s hot hand slapping my cheek

The wind’s fast fingers tousling my hair

The warmth inside my thermal socks

A tingling in my fingers as they start to numb

The tug of the lead by an eager puppy wanting to get home

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For our session task, we each had to write an opening chapter to a book entitled 'April'.  I wrote about a young girl sitting in the car with her family, on their way to visit family for the Easter weekend.  She doesn't want too go but she doesn't have a choice.

When we'd written our chapters, we mixed them up, and took back a different chapter.  Our homework is to write the second chapter.

Our next meeting will be Tuesday 14th May, at 7pm in Lowestoft Library.