I didn't write this work, it was written by my dear friend Carole Hurley who has been having a problem posting
I sit on the top deck of a red London bus and view the world passing by, so much more interesting than a drive in a car. Where are they all coming from, the people I see? Where are they going to, what do they do with their lives? These people I view. That little old couple, side by side holding hands. They look so content as they walk down the Strand. The young men and women hurrying by, perhaps going to work, maybe going to buy a sandwich to eat in the park. Tourists in their thousands viewing our London sites. I wonder where do they all go to at night. I gaze eagerly down as we pass famous stores, their names proudly emblazoned over the doors. I love the hustle and bustle of our London town, a wonderful mix of the old and the new, I try to absorb all the breathtaking views. Theres Tower Bridge in her livery of gold and of blue, her ramps held aloft as a ship passes through. Whitehall where the soldier high on his horse so proud and so still, while tourists take photographs later to view. Big Ben chimes as the Houses of Parliament we pass. Westminster Abbey so stately and tall, for hundreds of years overlooking it all, the laughter the sadness, the tears and the fears. I look at new buildings all made out of glass. I look at it free courtesy of my free bus pass.