the best time of year. the crowds have gone. the speed bumps all back at school. winter swells push up and in. to empty beaches where they greet the faithful. rubber skinned and sun warmed above. but below. flexing toes. to keep the feeling until the surge kicks in. until the warm wall comes. the ocean has always been good to me. i never like to be far from the sea. the tides and the currents pull me near. when i close my eyes it’s the ocean i hear. deep and blue and crystal clear. the sun-filled memories i hold dear. golden shores. on an emerald green. visceral pleasures. soft and serene. warm and tender. tanned and free. the ocean has always been good to me. have you been to linda-land. it’s quite a world. and i’m telling you she’s quite the girl. you can’t count on linda’s word. it doesn’t mean that much to anyone but her. you can’t believe a word she has to say. she can change her mind ten times a day. if you’ve been to linda-land. if you’ve tried to understand. it’s a place where things don’t go to plan. it’s a place that doesn’t seem like any place you’ve heard. and you can’t count on linda’s word. it doesn’t mean that much to anyone but her. you can’t believe a word she has to say. she can change her mind ten times a day. then suddenly she astounds you with a fact or two. a little clue. that linda-land is not what it had seemed. there’s lots of famous people dropping by. and someone you never thought you'd see. and she seduces all the handsome boys. and politicians. with her wacky pearls. and then you realise linda’s quite a girl. and even though she’s just so vain. and even though she’s such a pain. she knows a thing or two. like how to go to paris with no money. or how to date a nobel laureate. or conduct a very innocent lesbian affair. and then fly off to tel aviv or who knows where. or marry into money and then. marry straight back out again. and did you hear the latest thing. that linda had to say. and she can change her mind ten times a day.