A SLICE OF AFTERNOON

Late afternoon,
an unexpected stop-off
a canal-side pub
narrow-boats moored
close to the tow-path
hugger-muggered
in blue livery
'Sally', 'Nancy;, 'Pied Piper',
'Sweet Dreams' …..

We're early,
customers can be
counted on the fingers
of one hand. We
sip drinks, his a beer,
mine a pink wine,
chat on and off,
revel in sunshine
warming our backs -

a surprise slice of summer.