Clocking Off

More river musings, and yes this has happened at lock gates :)

See the marbled waters surging

through the sluice gates, open wide.

Feel the bows and sterns of cruisers

rising roughly side by side,

as the Keeper of the lock gates

keeps his eyes upon the clock.

Time for lunch his belly tells him,

off he goes he's clocking off.

"Man the gates yourselves", he's saying,

"lunch is lunch and I'm not staying".

Reviews

[Robert Trakofler]

sometimes I wish you would take a picture of your portraits not that your portraits aren't pictures but i would like to see some of these scenes here we have giant locks with these 20 foot doors i"m not sure what sort of contraption sluice gates are but im curious now:) love the ending made me chuckle!

[Chris Shaw]

Dear Bunny, I have never posted images, mainly because I want the words to be read and for pictures to form in the readers head :)) Pleased the ending gave you a chuckle. Happy Sunday.

Chris

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Another very realtable little ditty of life observed Chris.Could envisage the scene. I do think he was most unprofessional as one would surely finish the job started then go lunch?

[Chris Shaw]

Absolutely right. You can't get the staff these days can you? Actually John, it did happen but it wasn't recent. It just came back to me while we were going through a lock :) Thank you.

Chris

[Relic]

When the stomach says it's time to eat, it's time to go no matter what. haha

[Chris Shaw]

That's right Tim. He didn't look half starved to me :))

[jacob erin-cilberto]

ha ha, the stomach trumps....
i love the word "sluice"----
I used to watch the boats go through the locks up in Lockport when i lived there.
you brought that back to my imagination.

j.

[Chris Shaw]

Quite funny really, but it happens. Can't wait for the lock to empty or fill. Lunch is lunch and then you are left to your own devices. Please I gave you some memories.

Chris