our skiff noses into the current
golden flakes sparkles
kingfisher winged bolt of blue
avon flounces her gown of
yellow wildflowers willows
undulating glass waterfalls
and abstract jiggles of light
green dragonfly wings quiver
splish splash splosh
neophyte in charge of our rudder
avoids punts and canoes
leaning forward father dips the oars
shouts watch out avon ferry
tourists gawk and gesture
father ties the painter
dives into green water
grandpa relaxing red velvet cushions
transcendence he rowed at cambridge
lifetime ago pretty girl enigmatic eyes
silk dress fuscia pink colour of
lily buds peeping from those ferns
butterfly flutter indigo wings
trembling on a hat
and in a shadowed grove
lovers tryst beneath the trees