Swans on the Union Canal
It’s after dark as I turn
into the footpath alongside
the Grand Union Canal
up by Ladbroke Grove
Across the other side
of the canal runs
the boundary wall
of Kensal Green cemetery
all quiet and peaceful
there !
Then on the canal surface
I notice five white swans
in a huddle and asleep
their long necks totally relaxed
hanging down across their bodies
deep into the water
as if they hadn’t a care
in the world
John Lyons