WHO GIVES A HOOT
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Ode de Colin
Song Who Gives A Hoot Smart phones, laptops, social media are part of modern life
Song The X Factor Contradictory uses of the letter X
Song The Stranger Compassion for a female in distress
Poem Stan Star of the village garden & produce show
Poem For Whom The Bells Toll Those morris dancers are everywhere!
Parodisical
Song A Byte Too Far Frustrations of using a computer
Song Perversary Rhymes The gutter press gets its come-uppance
Song The Bold Insanity What the cabin boy did with his auger
Song The Last Bus Is Leaving Drawbacks of rural life - with apologies to Cyril Tawney
Song Cold Comfort The hypochondriac's lament
Briefings (short stories)
Brief Encounter An innocent abroad
The Freeze The village lads and winter sports
The Pram Race A surprising outcome for the annual village event
April Fool The village lads give the vicar a surprise
The Dawning Strange happenings up on the Moor
Vegewatch Food for thought in the future
Politicalising
Song Beating About The Bush Damn sad, Saddam!
Song The Laws They Are A-changing Protest about live performance regulations
Poem Picking Up the P C s Do we really need elected Police Commissioners?
Religiosity
Poem Credo 1 No-one should be forced to believe
Poem Credo 2 Science may be the answer but what's the question?
Poem Gospel An alternative view
Poem Jesus Wept 2000 years on, what would Jesus think of mankind's progress?
Poem Abstraction What do animals think about creation?
Poem Eternity At threescore and ten, thoughts about the future
With original pen & ink drawings by Julie Rudge