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Desert Island

Desert Island

 

Confinement measures now imposed

Would seem, on desert islands, daft.

Washed up there, even for one day,

You yearn to get away. You say:

I need some stuff to build a raft.

 

Sorry mate, the D.I.Y. store’s closed.

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Stephen Gospage

Thu 30th Apr 2020 09:46

Sorry, Nigel. I missed that. A more profound conclusion that mine, I think!
Steve

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Nigel Astell

Wed 15th Apr 2020 17:33

Each port of call
shut down
might be longer
than one day.

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