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ROYAL VISIT

A train terminating in Troon

brings Harry and Megan to town,

the Lord Lieutenant will carry the pennant

there'll be swapping of keys and a spoon. 

 

Harry will wear his kilt

Megan dressed up to the hilt,

Mrs Fitzpartick will open her cafe

tastefully rebuilt. 

 

Penelope Keith will be there,

with wonderful teeth and hair,

Megan Markle will be sure to sparkle,

with sass and American flair. 

 

The event is raising money

Penelope is sure to be funny,

there'll be prizes galore, a fete they'll adore

and presentation honey,

 

 a signed LP by Del Shannon,

pipes and the firing of cannon,

the putting of shot will hit the right spot

with a coach full of girls from Clackmannan. 

◄ JACKO

WAITING STILL ►

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raypool

Wed 30th Oct 2019 17:44

Thanks Philip. I'm pleased it worked for you. Quite tricky to get the rhyming to scan but it's a challenge!

Ray

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Philip Stevens

Wed 30th Oct 2019 07:04

Del shannon... now theres a name from the past, do you know hes wanderer, a wanderer he wanders around, around and around. And were pretty girls are you know that he"ll be around beacuse... hes wanderer.

I prefer the royal visit sentence structure and content though ?

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raypool

Sun 27th Oct 2019 14:52

Thanks Graham. I did enjoy levering all that rhyme into place in the last verse. She's the master - oops mistress!

Brian, thanks. I wrote this before their marriage - does it stand the test of time? i'll fall back on the use of rhyme.

Thanks Jennifer, glad you liked this. Clackmannan is just a funny cranky word (unless you're Scottish of course).

Thanks for the likes, afishamongmany and Don

Ray

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jennifer Malden

Sat 26th Oct 2019 19:30

Liked this one Ray - agreed with GS about finding a rhyme for Clackmannan!

Jennifer

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Sat 26th Oct 2019 16:40

Enjoyed all the rhyming Ray, wonderfully contrived. A good time piece with no mention of Harry and Wills' spat, mental health issues, press intrusion etc.

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Graham Sherwood

Sat 26th Oct 2019 16:12

Respect for getting Clackmannan into a verse! Watch out Pam Ayres!

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