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27 June 11 - Westcliff
The tide is out as far as it can be.
The mud flats and the banks that cut across
The estuary emerge to carve the void
Between Westcliff and the terminals
On the southern side. Water skiers
Skim between the warming greys to churn
The edges into sudden banks of light
Quickly sensed and just as quickly gone.
After a day of unexpected heat
The clouds are moving in, and temperatures
Fall back, comfortable, rather than
The endless running sweat of afternoon.
A tanker slides down channel, and the glow
Of evening sunlight calms the after tow.
Dr Brian Hick 27.6.22
©copyright Sally Hick 16.8.23
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