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Cycling back from Kirtlington quarry along the Oxford Canal
one early Sunday morning



hooray for water and waterways
hooray for the unsung navigators


hooray for nettle stings
and blackberry lips
hooray for dogs’ damp noses


hooray for the oxford boaties
and their animal warmth
hooray for floating bedrooms


hooray for beerbottle laughs
and redwine smiles
hooray for foiled potatoes


hooray for woven flames
and embered eyes
hooray for grassy dancefloors


hooray for repetitive beats
and quarried cliffs
hooray for smoky bodies


hooray for mushroom tea
and wishful stars
hooray for dreamy children


hooray for the gawky heron
perched on the pipe
hooray for august’s plenty


hooray for the pyjama clouds
and the breakfast sun
hooray for morning’s glory


yes
hooray for water and water’s ways
and hooray for the unsung navigators



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   © Stephen Hancock 2023                                                                                                                                                                Energy is Eternal Delight