Captain Tom (Remove filter)
We should all be a bit of Captain Tom
“I won’t wear a mask.
I’ll do what I f’in want to do.”
But he just kept walking
Round and round
Doing more than this government ever could do
“I’ll see who I want
When I want.”
But in the years when he should be
Just letting go
He gave it all to us
A hospital he will never see
A cancer patient walking out pain free
A child’s broken limb, now ...
Wednesday 3rd February 2021 12:33 pm
Colonel Tom
Happy 100th Birthday Colonel Tom
What a legend Colonel Tom has become
The hearts of all our nation, he has won
To walk a hundred laps was his only goal
At 100 years old, it should have taken its toll
But Colonel Tom took it all in his stride
Filling isolated days with cheer and pride
The news of his challenge travelled far and wide
The media shared his story, prou...
Thursday 14th May 2020 12:59 pm
Captain Tom Moore
A man we all know - Captain Tom Moore,
A veteran from the second world war,
He has just reached one hundred years,
And whose recent feat roused many cheers.
A hundred times he paced his grounds,
Which quickly raised millions of pounds.
To the NHS will go that money,
From a challenge that at first seemed funny.
He showed that age is just a number,
Which should be nothing to encu...
Friday 1st May 2020 12:03 pm
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