The lake is broad and still. It is covered with thin lines of light. They quiver gently on the water’s surface.
Someway beyond the grass is the cacophony of campus, a clattering and chattering across jutting concrete.
The lake is quiet and ringed by trees.
Below one tree wind chimes softly clank a pitter-patter of melody. Burgundy tinsel is wrapped across a branch - a cartoon frog dangles from a white ribbon. It has something of a makeshift Christmas tree about it.
There is a card stuck to the tree. It is in a plastic cover for protection. It has started to become flecked with mould.
The lake is monumental and still.
The card has a fading picture of sweet peas on the front. Further up the trunk is a large novelty flower. Each petal is a bright colour and flickers with glitter. It looks like something bought at the seaside. An oversized ladybird is perched in the middle.
Above this a white horseshoe hangs from a white ribbon.
The sky is broad and white
The card flaps slightly in the breeze.
The lake is monumental and still.
