When Brian Came to Grotsville (a poem for children)
when Brian came to Grotsville
he got an awful shock
the town was full of rubbish
not a bit
but quite a lot!
he went to play upon the park
and found it filled with poo!
from dogs upon the football pitch
and in the playground too!
the High Street was no better
smelly rubbish blew around
a swirling, monstrous mass of mess
had settled on the ground
the Grotsville folk seemed not to care
they dropped their rubbish anywhere
then Brian shouted, ‘That’s not fair,
this town’s a place for all to share!’
the puzzled townsfolk turned to stare
at Brian with his angry frown
they’d never met someone who cared
about the state of Grotsville Town.
from that day on the townsfolk stopped
their selfish ways and dirty deeds
they polished, cleaned and swept and mopped
until the whole place gleamed
and so, they changed their old town’s name
Grotsville didn’t seem quite right
as cleanliness had won it fame
they know it now as Beautybright