Er2 the Sequel

Come rain or shine
The children of Penny Lane
Gather to play and while away
At Lady Madonna

Out polishing her front doorstep
Day by day
On her run down council tenement terrace house
She is so house proud

But expectant visitors never come
Nothing alive has crossed over
Since that letter was delivered

Notification her Husband and Son
Where alas no more
Casualties of war

Merely your country owes you a debt of gratitude sincerely sorry for your loss

With no body to repatriate nothing 
to put in a coffin or bury she couldn't even 
plan or mourn at their funeral 

Eleanor Rigby

Where do they all the lonely people 
Come from and go

God only knows the time and place
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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