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Apr 2019
What, Wednesday?
no way,
surely
we had one last week.

I'm going to complain
not sure who to
but
that's what I'm going
to do.

Actually
I'm already on the jubilee
five fifteen
and I've never seen such
a motley crew
except on
' Captain Pugwash'
and they were just
cartoon characters.

It's cold
because it's nothing
without a mention of
the weather.

West Ham
like boiled ham
but
not as tasty.

And it's her again

woman with the candy floss hair
I'm wondering how it stays in place
she looks as if she doesn't care.

Canning Town
a bit uppity
needs a
dressing down
but
the vinyl man gets on
records under his arm
I want to say,
your day has gone
but
I don't.

North Greenwich,
not the American village
but close enough.

Lots more get on,
the tube moves on
I stay seated.

Canary Wharf,
do canaries tweet?
I'll find out on Twitter
later.

Canada water
not quite Canada
but the water
is nearly there.

People off,
maybe going canoeing
or going to work
I presume
which leaves me room
to stretch my legs.

I'd have to stretch my imagination
to imagine the next station,
yes it's,
Bermondsey
a wait and see place
south of the river.

Onwards
with John's words.

Next bridge
is London Bridge,
we're
getting  ready to cross over,
no!
not the great divide
just the Thames

Southwark?
never heard of it
although we stop for
a bit
to let people off.

Waterloo
under the clock
at two
at three
at four the policeman
says,
what are you waiting for?
I move along.

Westminster, a
den of thieves
a lot of chaos
I'm still
here.

Green park
greener now we've
had rain
and the next stop
is
Bond Street
I'm
nearly at work,
what, again?
John Edward Smallshaw
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John Edward Smallshaw  68/Here and now
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