London Eye carousel three-quarters full

With disappointed tourists, cameras unused.

No clear views of Windsor Castle, Stevenage borough,

No clear views to Gravesend, Kent or Gatwick Airport,

No clear views at all, Houses of Parliament, Big Ben

Looming up like Triffids amidst pea-souper fog.

People walking – heads down -

Along Westminster Bridge,

Over the murky River Thames,

As if wrapped in heavy lead blankets;

Car and lorry engine noise distorted,

Emerging out of the foggy/rain-soaked

Void muffled, enveloped, lights diffused

In the wintry, gloomy morning.

Metallic taste of pollution/traffic fumes

Hanging in the dank, stale air.