Ambleside: By lakeside shallows by Dennis Brutus

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Ambleside, Lake District, England  

Brutus poem, 13/3/09

By lakeside shallows,  

where tawny reeds undulate,  

lacustrine pleasances,  

where brisk freshets stir—  

we could luxuriate,  

such comfort, such ease!  

Below the shallows, rivets stirred.

Sighs might break the surface;  

once there were homesteads  

where trippers now frolic;  

for pleasure, someone pays.

Note: Farms and homes were lost to make areas of scenic pleasure for tourists to the Lake District; I visited there. - DB