6 November 2016

Their strokes were timed
to be deliberately slow,
then lifted clear of the water
and held, mid-air,
the men leaning backwards,
stretched to the limit,
in aerodynamic prowess,
the shell gliding on its own
until the blades, again,
engaged the river,
this repeated in sweet
succession.

Philip Kuepper
(27 October 2016)