Worcester, canal-side:
new flagstones where the insalubrious
lavatories once stood.
Canals have plugs! We know this, because
someone inadvertently removed one
and a long stretch of waterway
drained
on the spot.
There were the shopping-trollies,
traffic cones;
the accumulations of silt;
here and there perhaps a few discarded
wedding-rings.
No clean-up was attempted.
After four months
the authorities replaced the bung
and refilled the trough.
Dominic Fox, Worcester 20th August 20:54pm
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