STILL, THE KOLK

Still, the kolk
in the Old Zyds
in Amsterdam.
Russet houses bide their time.

One day, they will be pulled down,
but not just yet...
For now, the boats go on their way
and somewhere a mother calls.

She tells her family it's time for tea,
and out they look at old canals
from russet house.
Such symmetry!