ISLE Dumfries
A poem by Stuart A. Paterson
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The Nith the Caul
the isle of silt & time which
wasn’t there last decade
wasn’t there at all
when memories were made
from what this water gave
undredgingly to eyes
to stories days & hopes
no bridge could ever cross
no isle would seem to
float so long upon
before a single wish & promise
could be lost.