Friday 13 February 2009

I am curious marshmallow

On Saturday evening I caught the ferry to the Quay. The atmosphere was magical on the harbour and the water looked black, sparkly and kind of gelatinous. I had an overwhelming urge to throw myself from the deck into the harbour and see what would happen. I wondered if i could swim to Fort Denison without incurring harm. Fortunately common sense prevailed. Several days later a shark attacked a diver in the harbour.

6 comments:

boy moritz said...

Cold and austere, yet so vulnerable. Recalling Knut Hamsun’s Hunger at his most despairing. A beautiful work.

David Nichols said...

are you familiar with Five Bells? It's a song by the Whitlams

Mistress Bel said...

Yes but I understand it was written by Kenneth Selangor. However, Selangor and 'troubadour' do share alma mater (secondary)and that's where the similarities ended. Well apart from those nice pewter chalices that K's father provided to the school for speech day prizes.

David Nichols said...

I so wish I knew what you were talking about.

Mistress Bel said...

Poor you. Poor obtuse yet curiously superior you.

Anonymous said...

will stubbs did. Jump in harbour that is