Single seagull

There is a song by Paul McCartney, called 'Single Pigeon,' but it also has a verse about a 'single seagull.' He asks if the birds feel like him, all alone, nowhere to go, etc. I know the feeling. I talked to two female dog walkers on the towpath today. As quickly as I broke the ice, asking about their dogs, they were sparky and conversational. In both cases, I also initiated the 'cheerios,' perhaps worried that I would run out of anything interesting to say. Then I felt the same sadness that Paul felt. Life's a bugger.