Peter Lewis Holmes Poet Free verse

A Catholic Mass For the Collection of Rubbish

the council had sub-contracted, to Beresford & Dodd,  
the collection of rubbish in the street, and the workforce 
had reacted, (badly);
now a week without an empty bin and it's smelly,
fly-blown breathing;

we knew the boss was Catholic, so us neighbours wrote 
a "letter-prayer" and we called the TV in;  they filmed
our pious throng, as we worked through our heavenly song;

" Beresford and Dodd, who take away the bins of the world
hear us!"

"Beresford and Dodd, who take away the bins of the world,
hear our prayer"

"Beresford and Dodd, who aren't taking any bins at all,
talk to the dam union!

"It is right and fitting!"

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 so was it the prayer, or was it God, or TV gave the nod, to
Beresford and Dodd ?

well, we're really not that sure, but now the air is good!
thanks to the union, Beresford and Dodd.

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Viv Wigley February 18, 2015 at 11:15 PM Nice bit of paraphrasing, a humourouswork. Reminds me of the misheard part of the Lord's prayer, 'lead us not into Trent Station, but deliver us some e-mail'. Nice write, Peter. Peter Lewis Holmes February 19, 2015 at 12:49 AM Thanks Viv...Peter

Michael Miers February 18, 2015 at 5:05 PM how so very natural. comical realism with vivid undercurrents that swell the whole piece to effervescent life. el bravo