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There’s Scottie in his chair
Tongue firmly in his cheek
Trying to wind up Old Noel, 
The highlight of his week.
Noel, over eighty, Veteran
Of the Korean War
Gives as good as he gets
And dishes out much more.
Gordon’s his visiting carer
Sits there with a big grin
Not himself a veteran but
He’s managed to fit in.

Big Dave is eating as usual
Throwing in the odd word,
The vision of him ever fitting 
In a tank now patently absurd.
Crann’s the honorary caretaker
Helping out while he waits
For his entry Visa to join
His fiancee over in the states.
Emily the teenaged volunteer
Who won’t take any lip
Has those hardened veterans
Under her slender finger tips.

Tuesday morning at The Centre,
Stacks of admin there to do,
Bur I’ve had to close the office
And get on with the brew.
It’s not yet ten o’clock 
The Drop-in looks nearly full
Already starting the craic 
The banter and the bull.
So many other people coming 
In and out in a steady flow
As one comes in another 
Just seems to get up go.

Regimental rivalries 
Black Forces Humour
Downright lies and 
Manufactured rumour.
Hobbie’s by the door
Taking the whole scene in, 
Vic’s chatting to Chris
Who’s sat there with a grin.
That’s the way it used to be
But now it’s closed and gone 
In a Covid changed world
Where things have moved on.

So many years we lasted
Existing from day to day
And then for some reason
We seemed to lose our way.
The rise of the Pandemic
Seemed to be the last straw
And the founding spirit just 
Wasn’t’ there any more.
The Drop-in that helped so many
Was just too good to last
Like so many valued things
Just a memory of the past.

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