In Kingston Town

In Kingston town did Rosie Greaves
A friendly writing course decree
Where Thames the well known river ran
‘Long towpaths walked by many a man
Down to the open sea

Through open doors her students came
With lilting laughter and joyous shout
A lively crowd not known to shirk
Their tasks; some even did homework
That they then read out

From circled chairs in turn they speak
As each one reads their verse or prose
Then break for biscuits and cups of tea
This spread costs each one thirty ‘P’
Then back to work they goes

Until at last all reading done
Worksheets are handed round before
We study their content and lesson learned
Make our farewells to all concerned
And home through traffic’s roar.