In a market town beside a canal
A festival blooms with fragrant delight
Ginger and spice dance in colourful grace
Raising the town’s morale
The air is alive with scent
As shops lay out their wares
In a market town beside a canal
This festival is a major event
Everyone is there to savour the intoxication of spice
Visitors come and join the town’s people
In a market town beside a canal
Which seems to have become an eastern paradise
So many spices from far afield
Telling stories of cultures unknown
In a market town beside a canal
Where histories and mysteries are revealed
Gingerbread with its warm embrace
Brings zest with each bite
In a market town beside a canal
You can see pleasure on everyone’s face
Cinnamon, cardamom, cloves take you breath away
A kaleidoscope of wonderous spices
In a market town beside a canal
They are the backbone to a festival on an Autumn day.