An irate promeneur

 #TSL PROMPT 10

Ekphrastic poem - Feby Joseph 

#NaPoWriMo2021 

An irate promeneur

Look at the plebs!

Can’t afford to take the train

To go on the coast 

Or too much bother?

Taking it easy, don’t they?

Laying down on the grass

Sleeping, watching children 

Playing in the water

The world passing by

Taking the fresh air and the sun

Having fun without any regards

To decency and modesty

For the folks on the boats

Or passers by

And bringing their dogs

On top of that

Lucky when they don’t jump

Or bite the innocent walker!

I can’t take my daily walk

Along the river bank

When they’re spread like that

I hate holidays and their crowds!

Lucette C. Bailliet 

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