Downstream

path, following heavy snow, a
thaw and general downpours.
Normally this spot is bone
dry, but today I could almost
swim in it.
Beneath my boots is a clear
pool of water, with blades of
grass and smooth pale stones.
A handful of bubbles rise to
the surface and for a moment
I wonder if there are fish in
here, but this is water straight
out of the Cotswolds earth,
where a spring becomes a