by NMMC Poet Laureate
I used to use the Lighthouse
when I steamed around the coasts –
a nautical Belisha
on a massive granite post!!
Our Lighthouses are going –
though they’ve been a great success;
(Once Maintenance get in the Hold,
there’ll be a right old mess!!)
A Helicopter’s coming
I wonder “Will it hover?
or dangle from the roof above,
maybe that’s too much bovver!!”
We could winch up awkward children
and leave them there to play,
the parents could look round alone
and have a peaceful day.
'Chinooks' are far too big to fit,
but a 'Sea King' should fit through
The 'Whirlwind' is now out of date –
though a 'Wessex' just might do.
There used to be a 'Dragonfly',
now been long phased out,
In Cyprus there’s a 'Griffin'-
named after HIM!! (I doubt!!!)
Whatever type we put on show,
the tourists will enjoy,
I shall want to climb in too –
and so will every boy.
