Bathers at Asnières

Bathers at Asnières
Form: Ballade Royale
Theme: Art
Subject: Bathers at Asnières by Georges Seurat

By the river working men play
Factory life, fading background
In the heat of a summer’s day
The river flows relaxation found
In echoes of watery sound
The mundane lost into mid-June
On a lazy, slow afternoon

Apathetic dreams come to play
As the sun lingers on the ground
Respite to end the working day
By the river the fun is found
Late shift picks up the deafening sound
Spiralled smoke swirls across the June
On a lazy, slow afternoon

As evening falls working men play
By flowing waters breaking ground
Dreary chores are done for the day
As evening falls free time is found
The ripples of chat now their sound
Such are the joys of sunny June
On a lazy, slow afternoon

On summer days there’s time to play
Like children at an old fairground
Making the most of a long day
When nights are short their peace is found
Midsummer madness calls its sound
The solstice dance marks the mid-June
On a lazy, slow afternoon