25p.
I've just had a letter I thought I*d mention,
From that government department that pays my pension.
It seems that as I reach four score
They want to pay me 25p. more!
Their correspondence came as a surprise
Such official largesse brought tears to my eyes
Not least in times of fraught economy
Did I expect to see such generosity!
So. dear readers, when you approach eighty,
Expect to receive an envelope weighty.....
Explaining in detail why they see
You're deserving of their 25p.
.............................................................................
M.C. Newberry
Thu 29th Feb 2024 18:55
Thanks for the comments/likes. Aren't you impressed by the fact
that as you reach such an event in your life (and I wish you
the best in that regard), the government is prepared to add
such a memorable financial recognition to the occasion whilst
obliging the payment of a tax in the form of an obligatory TV licence in your "sans eyes, sans teeth" etc., dotage? 😏