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Gold cherry

By Paul Annon

Sat, 26 Aug 2023
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Sunny Day In Humberside

 

A sunny day In Humberside

And raindrops fall in hell

A trawler sails

A youth's employed

And Maggie says ALL'S WELL

 

Peterhouse Red

 

Leftward leaning

Lisping Lenin

Signals sending

Honour bending

Secrets vending

Eastward wending

Neverending

 

The Red & The Blue

 

Blue is red

Red is blue

And which was which

Nobody knew

 

Right is left

And left is right

No middle way

Into the light

 

West is East

And East is West

But who's to say

Which one is best

 

Rich is rich

And poor is poor

No way to even

Up the score

 

Con-Dem-Nation

 

-partly political broadcast-

Issues, not ideology;
Public interest, not vested interest;
Communities, not corporations;
Jobs for the masses, not for the boys;

People before property;
Service before reward;
Achievement before recognition;
Country before party;
Duty before booty;

Merit, not privilege;
Growth, not greed;
Prosperity, not austerity;
Providing for all, not favouring the few;
Policies, not personalities, profiteering or power struggles;
One Nation, not Con-Dem-nation

 

 * authored over three decades, from the Cold War and Thatcherism to the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coaltion *

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Submitted by sean mcnulty on

Bristles with wordplay. Well done.

 

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Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on

Very creative - a lilting collection of phrases with a punch - well done! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Richard L. Provencher

Submitted by Paul Annon on

Thanks for the appreciation.

 

Paul Annon

Submitted by Tom Brown on

“Right is left and left is right no middle way into the light, West is East and East is West who is to say which one is best” is it the East or the West?

Profound I would say. Cheers Paul, which is which Paul? Tom

 

Submitted by Paul Annon on

Thanks Tom.

  I don't know the answer.

  -Paul

Paul Annon