Salford 12th September
I have a vague recollection of cobble stones
These rounded square stones, that lined the roads
on the way to side streets and factory yards
a help for the rag and bone man or even the drayman
as they made their way round Salford’s streets
Walking over them, a bit of a challenge
even more if you’re travelling in a chair or a pram
crevices in each stone created a wobble
as the wheels hit the curves created in the cobble
Horses had no trouble, landing feet on these stones
but walkers in shoes felt each sharp edge in their bones
And travelling over them, made a carriage sway
as a wheel bumped along or even gave way.
The Inkwell 
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