(In Honour of National Bathtub Day October 7th)

In days of old,

out in the cold,

this is where you’d wash.

Rub-a-dub-dub,

in a public tub,

oh my golly gosh!

Hop right in,

up to your chin,

give your skin a sheen.

And let’s all hope

there’s enough soap

so everyone is clean.

Think of the queue

following you,

eager to get in too.

So don’t delay —

scrub right away —

I’m the one after you!

Street bath, Europe. Photo by Ginette Pestana