A model canal boat on my mantelpiece.
The Kennet and Avon, the Forth and Clyde,
the Leeds and Liverpool canal are suddenly near.
I wish I had the requisite woodworking skills.
Girls pushing prams, picking blackberries,
going pear-shaped - exquisite as any supermodel
on a luxury yacht in skimpy bra and bikini
showing what she's got.
A little narrow boat brightly painted
cutting a swathe past ducks, swans,
and moorhens, a world without waves,
a refuge from a troubled inner-city Britain.
Just a model narrow boat for this Harry H.
Corbett bargee; the real thing, you see,
would be costly, prohibitive, could sink
or get vandalized very easily.
This is my personal inspirational book of poetry. It contains many poems written for family, friends, and relevant life situations. Hopefully you will find some that will encourage and inpsire you in whatever arena you are found in your circle of l
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