Sea Dogs.

IF you travel down to Sussex, you and your dog may want to stay;There are wild flowers on the beaches, midst the pebbles and sea spray.It's peaceful there, and natural and if you care to make your day,Paddle past the breakwaters to the Sea Lane Beach CafÃ©.While there, as like as not, you'll meet Tony, June and their dog 'Pickles'Who, while they're enjoying breakfast, looks at the ebb tide's outward ripples.

The trouble though, with humans and it's quite plain for dogs to see;

Instead of going for a walk, they shoot off to water-ski!

Some will go surf boarding, some sail close to the wind and free;

Messing about in boats is all very well, to a tolerable degree!

What a dog needs is a good long walk - into the waves and through,

Snuffing the salt caked air; come on, my romp is overdue.

Yes, when you stroll round Goring, there's a lovely swathe of green

And unspoilt views where 'ere you look, with the tamarisk in between.

Sea gulls are wheeling in the sky, the sea's aqua marine.

Back to the Sea Lane Caf now, to sample their cuisine.

Out on the horizon '“ there '“ I can just make out a mast.

This stretch of coast is beautiful and we think, unsurpassed.

Don Filliston