Wednesday, 18 December 2024

haircut one hundred ~ by weaver’s docks

 haircut one hundred ~ by weaver’s docks


underneath the arches was a barber shop that

moved to the swing bridge over the river tawe 

then next to the pub under the railway bridge

mr ellis was his name and he had little hair as

locks from my hair fell in this tale

for yesterday i did have some hair

today i tell this tale and it’s not a pony tale

for yesterday things were different

for example 

the swing bridge by the cuba inn

never swung

and the flour mill has been demolished 

ships no longer call 

trams no longer run on the tracks over the bridge

where our cycle wheels got stuck

and looking up was 

well it was always looking up in those days


look around you

remember what was over there 

in them days

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