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A Bend in the River
"Heavens what a good prospect spreads around of hills and dales and woods
and lawns and spires and glittering towns and gilded streams." James Thompson
describing the view of Richmond Hill in 1726.
From Richmond Hill the Thames bends,
mellifluent, arc of pewter silk
under the pale hum of morning.
Russet branches on either bank,
infinite promises waiting to unravel,
thaw. It is as if the river itself
sighs with possibility.
Neli Moody
2/25/2006
"Heavens what a good prospect spreads around of hills and dales and woods
and lawns and spires and glittering towns and gilded streams." James Thompson
describing the view of Richmond Hill in 1726.
From Richmond Hill the Thames bends,
mellifluent, arc of pewter silk
under the pale hum of morning.
Russet branches on either bank,
infinite promises waiting to unravel,
thaw. It is as if the river itself
sighs with possibility.
Neli Moody
2/25/2006
| The Thames from Richmond Photo by Neli Moody |