Customer: “How much does it cost to Bath on the train?”
Operator: “If you can get your feet in the sink, then it’s free.”
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How much is it to Rome?
While we are in the EU it’s free.
I don’t believe that.
Quite right.I am a liar.
You admit it?
I boast of it.
And to think you work for Transport for London
Sorry,I am only here to  check the i Phones
Why don’t they use landlines?
Well, when the Channel Tunnel shuts there won’y be any land under the sea.
When will it shut?
When we leave the EU.
That is odd.Why?
EU no wanna see U!

Hidden in the sprawl of suburbs green
Extended semis,kitchens full of tools
Ancient houses where the long lost dreamed

Visited by Tudor king and queen
Here to hunt,to gain release from rule
Hidden in the sprawl of suburbs green

Keats’s autumn mists  and mellow streams
Where children loved to fish in  dark  cool, pools
Edged by houses where the long gone dreamed

In new kitchens, butcher’s sharp knives  gleam
See tall fridges where the meat is cooled
Common in the sprawl of suburbs green

Busy parents don’t hear children scream.
Welcome to the demons of misrule
In the houses where no-one can dream

Now time  is racing,  pauses are for fools
Post and pre, our modern life is cruel
Hidden in the sprawl of suburbs green
Ancient houses, would that I could  dream,

The government have appointed a minister for loneliness but from people I know I can see they don’t take up chances to do activities  or go to places where they might meet others
One lady is a brilliant knitter but will not go to a group of knitters weekly as ” they are all old people” and so is she
She liked going to church but stopped.She stopped attending an art class as they were all strangers… well, that is obvious.I think she is affected by class and status too and we are all guilty of forgetting other people have less money or less education than the middle class.
I asked a couple of people would they come to an art class and they immediately said they were no good.I was told I was no good at school but found I was better than I expected~
So fear of failure still affects us even after working and bringing up children the sharp  blows of childhood and  unkind teachers still stop us having a go at something.
I wonder what this minister will do.I have a number of Catholic neighbours who have hardly spoken to me since I was widowed but 2 Muslims have been wonderful as have some atheists
I suppose the message of compassion  in the Bible is not strong enough to overcome the fear of experiencing another person’s grief;or  you fear that they will  become dependent on you.
So if we live alone, let’s see if we can help ourselves a bit as well as hoping for new initiatives from the Government.
I have a very friendly spider in the bathroom.That’s a start,I guess!

 

Moral hurt shames poor and homeless folk
They feel harassed, and hungry  for a share
While wasting money to the rich’s a joke

We look at those above us and their work
Seek to imitate, to get their wares
Moral hurt shames poor and homeless folk

And yet they gamble , some will dare to smoke
Criticise them, don’t they see it’s fair,
When wasting money to the rich’s a joke

See  designer jeans on butts that stalk
You have a connection to Nowhere
Moral hurt shames poor and homeless folk

Should we give more money to make hope?
Will we meet God’s eyes for will we dare?
When wasting money to the rich’s a joke

On the day of judgement, all are bare.
The emperors of earth lie low and swear
Moral hurt shames poor and homeless folk
While wasting money to the rich’s a joke