28 June 2016
The river was
aswirl with eights,
once the Bumps
got underway.
And bump the competitors did,
to the cheers of those
lining the banks;
the competitors’ faces
merry with sport,
yet beneath the merriment
a set expression
of determination
to do their best,
outdo every other boat
with almost inhuman
surges of adrenalin.
They were pumped
for the Bumps,
a swirl of eights to the finish.
Philip Kuepper
(20 April 2016)
