RED CARPET TREATMENT!
Fancy dining a la carte?
At a cafe called 'Mousie Menu'?
You might dine on trap-cheese tart,
But, I fear that when you
Had entered in the tiny hole
And gorged yourself on food,
You might have trouble ......bless my soul...
I don't want to be rude.....
But you admit you're prone to greed;
You admit to liking cheese.....
Mouse-waiters' bring forth food at speed
We admire their expertise!
You may grunt and you may grumble,
No longer skinny as a pole!
Rotund tum will churn and rumble
When you're stuck there in the hole!
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A brand new Royal carriage was sent off to the Queen,
In a special jumbo jet all of its own.
A piece of future history from the far side of the world;
Something quite as regal as a throne!
It was meant as a birthday present. It will be a little late,
As the Queen was eighty quite some time ago,
But the work involved has been intense, that's very plain to see,
And, also, it has been on public show.
Our attitude to Monarchy is odd to say the least;
A Republic is in favour, it's quite clear.
There are many who resent the Royal Family as a whole,
And the movement seems to grow year after year.
Yet the Queen herself is still revered, and the ties with 'the Old Dart',
And the Britishness of things still lingers on.
But expect great changes when, in time, another Monarch reigns
And the way of life of 'colonies' moves on.
Maybe this is a 'last hurrah' in Australian history;
This symbol of another day and age.
Maybe this golden carriage will be recalled one day
As a footnote at the bottom of the page.
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