Our Canal

Our old canal is in decay
The water rank and brown
So different from its yesterday
When, with barges plying up and down,
Was the life blood of this market town.


One English Quintain
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Ramsdale Avatar
September 4, 2011 at 10:26 AM
Quintain perfection! Great work...CR
Dietrich Avatar
September 2, 2011 at 2:48 AM
wow, margaret, definitely one of the better Quintains I've read!
Onclaud Avatar
August 31, 2011 at 3:43 AM
how you can express the dingy feel of our waters with amazing brevity astounds me, marge.. i love the image of " life blood" as a clincher.. a beuty! :) winning wishes to you..:) huggs, nette
Onclaud Avatar
August 31, 2011 at 3:43 AM
*beauty*
Cooke Avatar
August 30, 2011 at 11:03 AM
i can relate to this, our canal has been restored through the lottery fund. The Retford Canal in England is now beautiful and the barges are back. a good write.
Brown Avatar
August 30, 2011 at 9:08 AM
So much emotion flowing in the poetry I am reading this morning of both seasoned poets and new poets. I am happy I was able to read your poetry today Margaret. Have a wonderful day and I will be back soon to read more of your writing. Love, Carol
Smith Avatar
August 30, 2011 at 8:01 AM
Charming metaphor for life.
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