Rural Consternation
My sister's just ripped a tractor in two
Just shows what a pint of old scrumpy can do
She tried it once on Shepherd Neame
In Taunton you could hear the scream
And David Brown would ne'er forget his dream - come true
My brother's knocked over a trailer of muck
Nothing works right when you're down on your luck
He thought it would yield a payoff
Or at least get him a day off
But the real reward was way off: one buck
My Mother's smothered a bat and a bear
She knew that they'd sqaundered the trolleybus fare
The field lay in waste for the plough
Occupied by a goose and a sow
That ruffled her feathers, and how - down there.
My father's ingested the potting shed door
Retrieving the handle was no minor chore
But it was silver and had to be kept
We stomach-pumped as he slept
Then he died and we all wept: no more
Envoi
Just look at my family, and you'll soon see
All you need to know to fathom me
I hold grave secrets in my breast
And shall not yield them up at your behest
Contributors: | Lee, Beefy, Grayman, chaise, Ethetran, jm, P, Big Andy, TG, loaf, Roland, Stacy Alexander. |
Poem finished: | 25th January 2004 by TG. |