Southbank on the River Thames

That glimpse of escape where the light rays narrow,

that moment you made on the river,

the reflections of orange lamplight

smudged by the waves.

Intrigued, by the moon and the tide -

a symbiosis,

the water offers a reflection to the moon,

the moon offers a journey,

a movement,

a direction.

The water gives vision

to the recluse in the sky,

the river can feel what it’s like to be one,

but without the mirror effect                           

the moon wouldn’t feel so bright

they both shine light on the other

and their connection is

splashed with sparks.

You can almost see the wire stretching from

Earth to sky,

electric, tight.

The boats are grateful too.