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Grannies Cycling Days Are Over

My granny rode a bicycle Till she was eighty four We had to take it off of her We couldn’t take no more For every day she lost it Forget where it was put She’d find her way to our house Arriving there on foot “Someone’s pinched my bike” she’d say “It’s gone, I don’t know where Kids today are heartless I’m sure they just don’t care” We’d phone the local station The bobby knew the score As usually she left it Outside the co op store Reluctantly we did it Went round to grannies house Crept into the garden shed As quiet as a mouse Took our grannies treasured bike Dismantled bit by bit Collected up the pieces And we threw them in the skip

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Date: 12/31/2009 2:57:00 PM
~~John~~Now you are winding down your year (2009 ) of sharing your amazing poetry with us here at PoetrySoup. As you begin your New Year (2010 ) I wish you the best with your writing endeavors whatever they may be. I wish you good health, all the love your heart can take and peace in your life. Love and blessings to you and yours now and always, Carol
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