Charivari

By Ewan

Fri, 27 Mar 2020
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4 comments
 

Clap!

Bang your pan

with a spoon.

 

Stand

in windows,

at front doors.

 

Pat

the heads of

key workers.

 

Praise

each other,

virtually.

 

STOP!

just pay them

what they’re worth.

Certificate U
Poem
Days Like These
Rant

Comments

Submitted by Vincent Burgess on

Very good. Really enjoyed this. Especially the turn around  at the end.

 

Submitted by fidud on

Hear! Hear! It was moving though, brought a tear to my eye at least!...let's hope those same people who were clapping and banging last night will remember such things at the ballot box! x

Submitted by airyfairy on

I do think it was worthwhile doing, because I know that some health workers found it heartening.  It did stick in my gullet to see Johnson applauding outside No 10.  As you say, not much use to anyone though if it doesn't translate into better pay and conditions.  

Submitted by Ewan on

I always put something that appears on the front 'Read' page, this time it was 'I clapped too'. Yep, we have to put our money where our mouth is in the form of higher taxes, let's do that.

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