Sitting on a bench at Finlayson and Shelbourne

Sitting on a bench at Finlayson and Shelbourne
Cherishing each moment of a lazy Sunday
Before the tidal wave hits on Monday
Or maybe not a tidal wave
But merely the tide coming in more strongly
More intensely, but still calm in its own rhythmic way

"It's not a spilly kind of thing"
Says the daughter to the mother beside me
The bus is late and the travellers are restless
Restless to travel to nowhere in particular
"Here comes the bus" and they stand.