January 2020
Park’s Larks, concluded
Wendy Benson
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Word spread like the plague round the village
“Mr P’s got a problem I hear.
He’s reluctant to share it, but Sparky wants help
So we’ll do what we can ’cause she is such a dear.”
The Mayor called a meeting about it
“There is clearly a need here” he said
In the war it made all of us stronger
As each saw to it that all the others were fed
And the harder the test was the better we liked it
As time passed we became quite blar-zay
At the risk of a big head I’d say we had cracked it
Pull together, eyes open, lips smiling this way –––
And never, but never lose sight of your object
Just keep your feet moving along the straight path
Look after your pals and your kids and the wife
If we lived through this war, we’d be wiser by half.
The applause was immediate and deafening
He had such a deft way with words
It all sounded easier to deal with put like that
And they knew about ploughshares from swords.
So they made a big effort to right things
That had been sort of skew-whiff for years
Apologies offered, and breakages mended
Emotions ran high and there were a few tears.
In the end it was quite a good effort
And everyone felt they’d been heard
The entire community came to their aid
And the Parks were Celebrities quite lost for words.
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