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007 In Retirement
(with acknowledgements to Cubby Broccoli)
We’ve a new allotment holder
Just retired from MI6
Wears a Beretta on his shoulder
Calls our lady members “chicks”
Drives a silver coloured DB5
He won’t get much in that
When he has to transport compost
From his Docklands penthouse flat
He takes his Martini shaken,
In his shed he keeps a score
Of days spent with psych...
Wednesday 16th April 2025 11:19 am
PLOT 2 (the allotment)
Down at the bottom of the allotment
Just in front of the tall trees
Is a magical little world
Of butterflies flowers and bees
A green house a shed a Japanese arch
Vegetables nurtured and seeds sown in march
Broad beans and beetroot and straw-berries too
Recycled decor some old and some new
Life size scarecrow hand made fish pond
Hand crafted bird bath creative and bey...
Wednesday 4th May 2022 4:14 am
Hoard
The allotments will never be the same.
Fred was digging a new bed when he
Found it,
Uprooting silver collars, bracelets, armlets
Finger rings too along with
Amber beads not unlike flax seeds.
Mutterings of treasure trove sprout darkly
In the other sheds where his
Neighbours want their share but
Greenhouses grow security guards now while
Worst of all
Parsnips and pe...
Wednesday 13th May 2020 12:18 pm
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