Friday, 7 February 2014

The Wondrous Wilson Constriction

After William Topaz McGonagall

Three cheers for the Wilsons, for I’m pleased to say
That Conington floods are held at bay
By the constricting pipe that they did lay
Under the bridge to Conington Hall

Now that floods are a thing of the past
All of the villagers look on aghast
At this construction, which cannot be surpassed
An example to one and all

Alas my friends I report with sadness
That all of this tremendous gladness
Was undone by meteorological madness
When the January rains did fall

So wondrous constriction I must conclude
That although your design is elegant and shrewd
Your effectiveness has been misconstrued
Less flood stop, more flood stall

Barnaby Perks

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