the neighbor's cats were involved
in ****** activity last night
the noise they were making
was of no delight

they continued
until the dawn hour came
it is safe to assume
that they enjoyed their close contact game

though I had been
kept awake with the racket they made
I was pleased that the cats
got well laid

there once was a woman named Kate
who always ran extremely late
on her mid September wedding day
she arrived after the confetti had blown away
Kate ruined her chance at happiness due to her latenes

premier you've smacked
me in the face
my train ran late
yet again
what's your minister
and his departmental head
doing about this?
not much I wager
all my other commuter friends
are at wits end
not happy
nor will they be anytime soon

get the trains running on time
or you'll end up like an old rail line
piled high on a scrap heap
and forgotten

what's your vision?
what's your scheme for rail?
rail years ago ran reasonably well
now there's me getting sentimental

so much for innovation and technology
for the rail system
not much improvement yet
or on the distant horizon
I deserve and demand much better
none of this second rate stuff
I've had enough

make good my lot
what have I got so far?
dollars unwisely spent
on a parlous rail system

I used to enjoy my daily train trip
so too my fellow train travelers
we say this in numbers
numbers count
premier know one know this better than you
numbers stack up...

stop griping me
send a train to me
departures and returns on time
be prompt never late...
is the old adages

now this verse is written especially for you
you are my mate at least for now
in the future that may well change
I've been know to change trains
if circumstances dictate
I could well be writing this verse
for the alternative premier

I'm sure you know what I'm driving at...
You know...good rail policy
get cracking
get smart
allay this persistent pain in my neck
late trains, late trains, late trains

I vote for a well run rail network
yes every time
not for a premier
dragging the line
that's not a good story
in the media

I have a serious issue
to discuss with all of you
I hope you'll give me
a minute to inform you

there is a lot of leaking
happening at my abode
the cistern on the toilet
had another dripping episode
so did the outside tap
near the main road

for the last week or so
the leaking has got me down
and all I ever do
is wear an elongated frown

I called the plumber
to check my leaks
and he said he couldn't
do the job
for another six weeks

the wastage of water
has me well stressed
and I'd like the leaking
to be smartly addressed

there is a suspicious noise
emanating from the kitchen sink
you guessed it
it's another leak
now I've been pushed
well over the brink

the military industrial complex
are making a killing
the arms trade
is a profitable business
billions are harvested
by the grey suited men
the war machine
supplies deadly payloads
collateral damage
always yields such a tidy sum
why interrupt or put paid
to a great earner
the balance sheet
must be in the black
production lines
busy filling orders
each day
the bullet
the bomb
the drone
sold to effectively obliterate
and take lives away
in corporate offices
the arms dealers
rub their hands
with glee
as they amass a bounty
from their lethal armories