Downstream

on the peak of the tide, I
whizzed through London.
There had been no flow up to
then, when I’d stopped
swimming I had basically
stood still, then I felt the pace
and the sweep of movement.
But it was bittersweet,
because then I didn’t want my
swim to be over.’ She also
came across quite a few
unexpected sights on the way,
such as a snake in the water
just before Oxford, as well as