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The handle to raise and lower Kent

(early draft, may change)

Oh, I was down in Maidstone,
I called at County Hall,
And in the council chamber there's
A handle on the wall.
They said, "Don't touch that lever!"
I asked them what they meant.
They told me, that's the handle
To raise and lower Kent.

Up, up if we pull!
Down, down if we press!
Our goals are Kent's
Controlled ascents
From here to near Sheerness.

We made the airfields higher
To help the Spitfires land.
And when the Normans landed,
We took away the sand.
We built the Channel Tunnel
By using this control,
And if we like, the Medway
Can vanish down a hole.

We've kept this secret weapon
Of ancient Kentish kings,
Who kept Invicta guarded
By mounting it on springs.
When tourists get too rowdy
Then given half a chance
We'll shake the earth beneath them
And bounce them into France.

◄ The six blind elephants and the man

Time blew away like dandelion seed ►

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John Coopey

Fri 19th Sep 2014 23:46

Top stuff and nonsense, TT.

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M.C. Newberry

Tue 16th Sep 2014 18:26

I do like this sort of controlled absurdity!
How about a shorter title? say - "A Handle On Kent"?
(Using the phrase meaning "to manage").
Cheers.

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