The wind of change blows along the Humber

the city of culture is doing the rhumba

with civic joy

for the famous bridge has been duly listed

along with the flats where Larkin lived

and a barrier for the tidal surge,

Edwardian toilets for men and women;

all's well for the City of Hull.

 

Meanwhile in the deepest south

there are rumblings and winds of discontent

as the loos are closing in several towns

in the equally cultured Surrey Downs. 

 

Good people of Hull

with your shiny new badges of civic pride

remember us, often less able to get around

with full bladders or with the runs

as our councils have permanently

closed these doors from lack of funds.

 

We'll try when getting the unsatisfiable urge

not to think of that tidal surge.