'I wish you could see it - it's an incredible sight -
there's this unbelievable river of people -
like a Ganges or a Mississippi -
all moving at their various speeds
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apologies, Gyppo, I missed out the crucial 'marathon' word trying to be too clever. Agatha Christie turned up at today's seance just in time to point this out..
Michael, At first when I was reading through the first half of the poem, I thought it was about a marathon of some kind (and I supose it is really isn't it) ? I was quite surprised when I realised what the poem was really about but perhaps that is just me being thick. It kept my interest and I found it very amusing. The ending made me chuckle too. Kind regards Gypsy
I loved it, Michael. It made me chuckle. Your images were outrages and your ending superb.