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Absolutely Revolting
Poetry

Dinner by the River

‘Dinner by the River’ by Andrew Taylor

by Andrew Taylor •
July–August 2008, no. 303

And midway through the first course
of pickled fish in the restaurant
by the river that night
slid a black on black
barge
under the brilliantly lit
bridge

 


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