25p.
I've just had a letter I thought I*d mention,
From that government department that pays my pension.
It seems that as I reach four score
They want to pay me 25p. more!
Their correspondence came as a surprise
Such official largesse brought tears to my eyes
Not least in times of fraught economy
Did I expect to see such generosity!
So. dear readers, when you approach ...
Tuesday 27th February 2024 12:23 pm
ELECTRIC CAR
There's something unsaid about the electric car -
That's its worth to net zero will certainly mar!
It's an invention which is merely seeing a renewal,
But the problem is its power is sourced by fossil fuel !
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Monday 26th February 2024 3:42 pm
FAREWELL LADY ENGLAND
Noble Lady England now wears a rancid gown
From the feckless, foolish and faithless busy doing her down
She sinks in a crime and grime-filled gutter
Her once regal voice a feeble mutter:
"Please forgive my condition...my pitiful state...
You who recall I was once something "Great"..
I'm no longer the name I used to be,
Gratitude has gone and what you now see
Is the result o...
Monday 19th February 2024 3:09 am
THE PROPERTY DEVELOPER REVISITED
What care I for gate or fence?
Come talk to me of pounds and pence.
What care I for trees and fields?
Pray tell me what the profit yields.
What care I for bird or beast?
(Unless the creatures are deceased!).
What care I for a vocal majority
When I've got the ear of the local authority?
I'm so grateful for uncontrolled immigration
Carte blanche to conc...
Friday 2nd February 2024 4:47 pm
GENERATIONAL DECAY
The more I see
The more I say
We seem seized
By generational decay.
All around expediency rules
While politicians take us for fools,
And "isms" are trotted out by rote
And change is needed when we vote!
Essential services now seem filled
By those whose caring appears chilled
Compared with the dedication in other days -
Now firmly focussed on just what it...
Wednesday 31st January 2024 4:01 pm
HATE SPEECH - a warning
Let us be chary of the term "hate speech"
Lest it becomes a strident screech
Designed to silence the critical voice..
Let us consider the ramifications
On satire and opinionated protestations
Before commencing to rejoice!
Warning: The Law is a blunt instrument.
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Monday 22nd January 2024 1:17 pm
TAKE YOUR LOVE
Take your love
But don't forget me;
Take it back
And as you go,
Take this heart
But say you'll let me
Keep that heart of you I know.
Take those arms
You used to hold me;
Take those lips
As sweet as wine;
But remember
How you told me:
You'd be forever mine!
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Sunday 21st January 2024 4:25 pm
SIR JOHN BETJEMAN REVISITED
Recently, I was delighted to find myself watching a most worthwhile "Parkinson" repeat from years
ago, in which the deservedly popular Sir John Betjeman featured as a guest, along with the likes of
the Oscar-winner Maggie Smith and the always erudite and entertaining Kenneth Williams.
But it was Sir John who preceded them into the Parkinson domain and who proceeded to delight the
audie...
Friday 19th January 2024 5:44 pm
ISMs
Cynicism is the last resort of idealism;
Optimism is the balance of realism.
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Thursday 11th January 2024 5:31 pm
CONCORDE - fondly remembered
With a passing nod to a certain high-flying English poet.
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My heart leapt up when I would see
The Concorde in the sky;
So was it when its flights began,
Flying faster than a bullet can
Its silhouette so gracefully
Lodged in grateful memory.
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Monday 8th January 2024 3:22 pm
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