Prevarication Saturday

By Parson Thru

Sat, 19 Oct 2019
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Riding thru a tunnel
Of damp autumnal birdsong
Isn’t so bad in the end

I’d oiled the chain
As a last minute thing
Sympathetic to the machine

Through the allotment gate
Taking in the tall decay of sunflowers
- Whose?

Along the muddied asphalt
Newly emerged, freshly trod
Passing the time of day

Water stands on the meadow
The river, brown and swollen
Has lost its swirl and deadly swell

Zigzag under the bridge
Through the gate and over the grid
To a different river

Tended and discreet
It parts privileged lives
From their lasting effect

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Submitted by Di_Hard on

"the tall decay of sunflowers
- Whose?"

I like this, allotments have so much of a person's life poured in, the dead stalks are like gravestones for the time in summer past

"swirl and deadly swell" brilliant alliteration

"a different river

Tended and discreet
It parts privileged lives
From their lasting effect"

just great

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Hi Di.

The soggy brown sunflowers had me wondering why they were still standing there peering down on passers-by. So many allotments finish up like this when the holder becomes unable to get to them anymore. A very public window on private sadness.

Parson Thru

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

It sounds like cycling makes you notice things, as well as getting fresh air and relaxation, but the slightly greater speed seems to give quite a different experience from walking, as 'things' are passed more quickly and so more of them in the time, giving a broader pcture of the area. Sounds good to be able to get out along the river easily from where you are Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Hi Rhiannon.

I love having this bike. I projected myself into riding it while I was in Madrid and it hasn't been a disappointment. It helps that it's a nice bike, offered at a bargain price by a nice person. Lovely to ride.

Parson Thru