Mirrored lights reflected
in the water here at night
The mystery is magical
and a captivating sight
The Gas Street footbridge shadowed
‘Neath the tower of The Cube
which looms up there behind it
malevolent and huge
But reflected in the water
The Tap & Spile remains
welcoming in the passer-by
to warming log-fire flames
©Jemverse
The Tap & Spile on the Birmingham & Worcester canal side in Birmingham dates from 1821. A ‘spile’ is the small wooden peg used to ‘stop’ or ‘broach’ a keg in order to draw off liquid (such as beer). The Cube, designed by Ken Shuttleworth, was completed in 2010 at a cost of £100 million.
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