Eye - 31 July 2015
From dancing in the waves to long term lettings
Dancing in the waves
A passing encounter filled Jill Allum and her husband Phil, of Beccles Meeting, with unexpected joy.
‘Phil and I were at Lowestoft walking along the beach. We sat on the stones near the rumbling waves. I looked up and a little distance away was a young girl, about nine, dancing in the waves.
‘I was transfixed by the beauty of her dance. All alone, oblivious of passers by, she created her own steps… She ran into the sea, as near the crashing breakers as she dared and raised her arms, as if in worship. She bent and dipped her hands into the water and appeared to offer it back as a sort of gift of thanks. She twirled, ran a few steps back and in again, kicking her feet in time with her hands. It gave me a magical feeling.
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