Barges 
  
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1.   Me and my brother returned to the water,           
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    I saw a pike that was two feet long. 
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    Two small magicians, each with a jam jar 
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    cast spells on the water with hazel twig wands. 

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2. Country boys catch tadpoles, dive into water, 
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    made shy by their laughter, we wondered down stream. 
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    And summer rolled oâ??er us with          no complications, 
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    sat          thinking of Mama,       sometimes in dreams. 
  
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3. Stand by the drawbridge waiting for barges, 
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    waiting around for smiles from the man. 
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    Lifting the bridge whilst       watching the horses, 
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    dragging the slow boats up the canal. 
  
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4. I do remember the times but no number, 
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    after the day, but before evening comes. 
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    Waiting for castles and       kettles with roses, 
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    painted on barges that sailed into the sun.