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Without Gorm Part 5

Birdwatching from a hide Two old gents sit side by side As the rain settles in Sid reaches for his tin "Cheese sandwich Frank?" "Errrr, no thanks, they look a bit rank" "It's only cheese and bread you know?" "Yes, but how old Sid, HOW old?" "I found them in my shed, been there a while since they were made" "Look....a Water rail Sid" Binoculars then accidentally fall and hit the floor They can't be used anymore The shy bird is spooked The bang made it think someone could shoot In the confusion of it all The sandwich tin takes a fall! Sid looks out of the hide, the bird has gone and so's his pride! Sid then looks at his friend Frank Quiet and still his returning glance A Robin then lands in front of the hide It looks at both men sat in the hide It seems to realise from their look That there's no story in their book! They both then watch the bird fly away Sit in silence for the rest of the day A quiet stillness settles in As two gormless men sit with an empty tin.

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