A cross on a hillock

reminds water

of its changed course.

Scurvygrass, sea aster,

salicornia, thrift.

Redshank, widgeon,

teal, curlew

interrupt the silence.

Their lilting cries

the estuary’s song.

Cold blue river reflects

an aquamarine sky

while light remains

on a chill January.

Express trains clatter

across the horizon

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