Downstream

Bridge and Kew, struggling
against a strong headwind,
dodging pieces of floating
boxes, her eyes so inflamed
by the sun that she had to stop
after nearly twenty-two
miles? And did she wear it
the following summer when
the press reported ‘all records
were being pulverized’?
Whether or not she did,
‘Granny’s swimming
costume is a hoot!’ says
Barbara. ‘How she swam in a