the old church tower
reflected in the mirror
of the blue floodplain
We drove through the Box End area of Bedfordshire, a flat expanse now intersected with a new bypass. The road is built up higher than the field level, clearly for a reason as the plain was flooded on either side of it. The day was cold, but still and sunny, the sky was blue and it was mirrored in the pools of water. A stirring scene!
a jagged spite sting
devil fork dragged from the ground
to strike at heaven
Thunder and fork lightning in London today, they had to close the Cabinet War Rooms because water was cascading in like a waterfall. Tourists were taking photos of it through the glass firedoor, whilst their canvas shoes were getting soaked. The water level was rising. All this talk of floods made me think of biblical themes.
Anyway… Remember lightning goes from the ground into the clouds, not the other way round.
