Posted in 1 Guildford Rd, Penrith Primary, tagged Heat, lost teeth., Penrith Swimming Pool, Summer on April 7, 2012| 6 Comments »
Another respite from the burning western heat
Four rectangles of gleaming blue water
In a grassy but barren triangular property.
Penrith Swmming Pool - centre, just below trotting track.
Baby’s, Toddlers, Beginners, Olympic pools.
Littlest brother in the shallowest rectangle,
Clear water magnifying blue tiles,
Distorting depth.
At Penrith Pool: the 4 boys with Gosford Nana, Mum, Uncle Bruce, and Ron Noort.
Littlest brother, Phillip, plays, runs, …
Trips.
Front teeth knocked,
Blue tiles red.
Posted in 1 Guildford Rd, Penrith Primary, tagged danger, Heat, Nepean River, Nepean Weir, Penrith, Summer on April 6, 2012| 1 Comment »
Summers scorch in Penrith.
The river is relief.
A favoured spot … the weir.
Nepean Weir – photo taken in 2012 – it hasn’t changed much. Although the water level is higher than usual.
Swimming, flowing water pulling
Or standing below the wall
Water tumbling over,
A cooling, refreshing shower
Sit & slip back, hard against the weir wall
The curtain of water camouflages.
Pleasures lost to next generation: weir declared dangerous.
The Nepean Weir is now considered dangerous for any activity.
365 Short Memories 