Ouse

Cherry

By Parson Thru

Tue, 13 Aug 2019
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Muddy Ouse of childhood

Copper-tainted margins

Ouse in flood
And unlikely morning sun

Ouse beneath bridges
And between them:
Lendal, Scarborough

Ouse past Marygate:
My dad’s post-demob flat

Ouse past the crem

Ouse between banks:
Left and right;
Between you and me

Ouse from the past
Into the future

Ouse of fishing, rowing;
Of shouts and diesel trains

Ouse of cycling and recycling

Ouse of summer swimming;
Leptospirosis

Ouse of drowning

No one ever drowned
In the same river twice

It's not Great, this Ouse
But it isn't bad, either

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Comments

Submitted by airyfairy on

It isn't bad, is it?  Unless it's knocking at your door...  

I'm excited to think that you're going to use all your wonderful observational skills on your home city.  

Submitted by Parson Thru on

There is that...

Seems to be receding this morning, as does the river. :)

Thank you for the cherries. X

Parson Thru

Submitted by onemorething on

Enjoyed river observations and memories very much. Loved ‘no one ever drowned in the same river twice’.

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Thanks onemorething.

Thanks Heraclitus.

Parson Thru