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30. Aug 15

The shower trickled, either hot or cold

But at extremes scalding us or freezing

So we just gave up and had a wash.

Downstairs the cold tap oozed into the kettle

And while we had enough to make the tea

We knew something was wrong.

The website did not help but on our way

To church we got into a queue which crawled

Its way round roadworks by Old Roar.

Only when walking back home from St John's

Did I see the mud, the broken pavements

And curb-stones thrown about as if

We'd had an earthquake.

By eight o'clock that evening all was well.

Emergency supplies from Asda sat

Unused, as all taps flowed free once more.

Normality resumed

But this morning, making our coffee

I gave thanks for this normality.

Brian Hick 30.8.2015

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