Mangan’s Bay Revisited by Hans van den Bos

Mangan’s Bay Revisited In the hidden white cottage monotone ticking of the meter. On the table before the window, with a view to the green lawn, pen and paper, surrounded by books, are waiting for words. The autumn wind whistles around the cottage; clouds skim along the sky. Two black dogs horse about on the grass, swept interchangeably by rain and sunlight. On the deserted beach the breakers rattle over coloured pebbles and bring in loads of kelp harvested, in bygone days, by farmers to fertilize their fields. Sea and clouds touch each other. An unexpected sharp cry of a great black-backed gull stiffens a lonely grey heron who then rises gracefully and disappears over the blanketed water. In the cottage in front of the fire the two black dogs are asleep and the pen fills the white paper.

Original Title: Terug naar Mangan's Bay