Why?
Because the skies go on for ever.
Because not everybody can see how beautiful it is.
Because if you are lucky enough to be able to see the beauty, you can still see the beauty when it's grey and raining.
Because the people talk slowly, but are quick to laugh.
Because the beaches are stunning, and unspoiled, and gently falling into the sea.
Because it's ancient, and important, and yet curiously humble.
Because it only looks like everybody's in bed by 9pm. Behind closed doors, they're rockin' out.
Because some of my favourite people live there.
Because the beer is so good.
Because the oysters are so good.
Because the air is soft, and salty.
Because it calms the demons, and sometimes even shuts them up.
Not because there is a pub for everyday of the year?
ReplyDeleteRaise a glass to the flatlands!
"Because it's ancient, and important, and yet curiously humble."
ReplyDeleteAs the birthplace and stronghold of Oliver Cromwell, responsible for the murder and displacement of tens of thousands of Irish men, women and children on a scale truly worthy of the term genocide, perhaps the residents of East Anglia deserve to be humble.