No coats today.

Buds bulge on chestnut trees, and on the doorstep of a big old house a young man stands and plays his flute.

I watch the silver notes fly up and circle in the blue sky above the traffic, travelling where they will.

And suddenly this paving-stone midway between my front door and the bus stop is a starting point.

From here I can go anywhere I choose.

Wendy Cope