Mary Had A Little Lamb Mary had a little lamb Its fleece was white and wispy. Then it caught Foot and Mouth Disease And now it's black and crispy. (Thanks to Chez)

Humpty Dumpty Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty had a great fall The structure of the wall was incorrect So he won a grand with Claims Direct. (thanks Chez)

Not Like The Status Quo Song Rain rain go away, come again another day. Rain, rain, go away. Come again some other day. Little Arthur wants to play, In the meadow by the hay. Rain, rain, go to Spain, Never show your face again. Rain, rain, pour down, But not a drop on our town. Rain on the green grass, and rain on the tree, And rain on the housetop, but not on me. Rain, rain, go away, Come again on washing day. Rain, rain, go to Germany, And remain there permanently. Rain, rain, go away, Come on Martha's wedding day. But just please stop raining on the golf course, then I might get some players out there who would want to purchase hot bacon butties and steaming mugs of coffee. Quo's version ....................... How can I see what I'm needing for How can I give what I gave before How can you tell me that you want me to stay How can I stay when I'm trying to say That I can't live without the rain Yes I can't live without the rain How can I feel what I'm trying to feel How can I move when I'm heel to heel You're always shouting about the doubt in my eyes But I can't answer 'cos my eyes are so dry Now I can't live without the rain Yes I can't live without the rain Now I can't live without the rain That's falling on my head Rain that's falling on my head Rain that's falling Rain that's falling Rain that's falling on my head I started thinking back to you know when I'd like to send a line but then again How can I write you when there ain't no light? I'm feeling tired tonight but that is all right Now I can't live without the rain Yes I can't live without the rain

Days Days Roll on forever as a seamless canvas Paving the void with substance and form Bright glimmers of light play on the canvas then rise quickly to go out. A few remain to illuminate the void A diverted eye as one strays too close Flaring, it scorches and tears the fabric beautifying itself forever. The marring and memory soon pass but remain yet to be celebrated and worshipped. A Constellation is building long and tall my picture fades becoming distant The stars are beautiful this night Vibrating slowly to many tunes they call to the canvas lost far below them. Children take its place, a house, love, dreams A Pitiful means to justify their end they come from nowhere to go nowhere. A Winter gale shut up in a paper bag. Days roll on forever Staveley.org, you havn't updated in a while mate ;-)

The Shield Of Achilles Out of the air a voice without a face Proved by statistics that some cause was just In tones as dry and level as the place: No one was cheered and nothing was discussed; Column by column in a cloud of dust They marched away enduring a belief Whose logic brought them, somewhere else, to grief. W H Auden, 1952 That's just brilliant, it sums up the whole Iraq debacle. Complete poem 'The Shield Of Achilles' here.