Twenty miles of absolute manna! From West Willoughby near Grantham, it wends its way through Lincolnshire's swifts and swains before announcing itself to Sleaford where it miraculously splits into two! It reunites at Cogglesford before hooking up to the artery of the River Witham near South Kyme. An endless source of inspiration, walking along the banks of the Slea hand in hand with precious memories -- that translates into verse that I would love to share with good friends... Along the Slea - Part 1, The Swans The beauty of nature how softly it spoke a bowl of seven cygnets as grey as smoke but from the scent of the reeds the fox read the signs ...mother leads the way followed by six perfect lines now a pike lingers in the weeds waiting for a stray the Slea giveth and the Slea taketh away mother now sternly tells them not to dive "stay close to me if you want to stay alive" but up in the sky it's a strange world all around the buzzard it dropped without making a so...