04-18-2016, 12:39 AM
The River Mersey
The River Mersey everyday
through Northern England weaves its way
from Manchester past Liverpool
to find the Irish Sea and drool
its murky mud into the fray.
It’s cleaner now than in the day
when father’s father worked the bay;
a strict young bobby keen to rule
the River Mersey.
So finally I feel okay
while standing in the English grey
a block from father’s grammar school
where all those years are miniscule
as ashes in one last ballet
upon the River Mersey.
The River Mersey everyday
through Northern England weaves its way
from Manchester past Liverpool
to find the Irish Sea and drool
its murky mud into the fray.
It’s cleaner now than in the day
when father’s father worked the bay;
a strict young bobby keen to rule
the River Mersey.
So finally I feel okay
while standing in the English grey
a block from father’s grammar school
where all those years are miniscule
as ashes in one last ballet
upon the River Mersey.