The (21st Century) Brook
I come from haunts of coot and hern,
And once was fit for drinking—
In Alfred's day. Today he'd turn
His nose up, 'cos I'm stinking.
With raw untreated sewage that
Decrepit pipes deliver,
I poison wildlife habitat,
Then foul the brimming river.
(New spin on Tennyson's 1886 poem,
and a winning entry to
Competition 67:
Tailgater Time
in
Lighten Up Online
)
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