Boatman
written by: Henry Bladon
In the middle of the lake
the boatman blows his whistle.
Ripples appear
as the pristine white swan glides in.
The boatman reaches
into a bag
and throws food
into the lake.
The swan nibbles
at the water
before paddling off.
The boatman watches the bird,
he smiles and nods to himself.
Henry is a writer of all types of fiction based in Somerset in the UK. He has a PhD in creative writing from the University of Birmingham and runs a writing support group for people with mental health issues. His work has been in entropy, 50WordStories, Bloodaxe, The Ekphrastic Review, thedrabble and FridayFlashFiction among other places.
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