72 Miles From The Sea

  The Airplane was invented By an optimist While the parachute was Invented by a pessimist

  I have a car that can transform It’s a real super car Although to be fare it’s only Turned into a road so far

  They are planning a remake Of the classic “the railway children” But it’s a low budget version Called the bus replacement children

  “Don’t pick up hitchhikers” I was told “don’t do it ever” Unless of course it was you Who actually ran them over

  The world has become a smaller place And it will never be a big world again But wherever you go things are the same I wish I could u...

  My dad bought a new red Mini He had it parked up at home With a go faster stripe down the side And brightly polished chrome   It...

  My Satnav is a very helpful device But you don’t need to take its advice Sometimes you have to give it a rest Because it doesn’t alw...

  I bought myself a Satnav I got in the car, turned it on And I put it on my dash   And it told me where I was Like I didn’t know ...

  My Satnav has audible alarms They make each journey fraught So, I think I’ll trade it in And buy the silent sort

  I don’t have a Satnav I don’t need one in my life l have something better My Satnav is my wife

  I followed a car with a bumper sticker “Vets drive like an animal” Was the gist Then I was almost run off the road By what must have...

  An empty tango Tin can Propelled by A careless hand Through the window As the car sped Set it dancing The tin can fandango ...

  When I ignored the Satnav I actually heard it scoff And when I said “I’ll go my way” It told me to sod off

  The Royal Charter storm Which blew up out of the Irish Sea Takes its name from one ship Out of the 133 ships Sunk on the 25 and 26...

  The Arniston was an East Indiaman But had been requisitioned as a troopship She was sailing from Ceylon to England To repatriate sol...

  HMS Birkenhead began life As a steam frigate One of the first iron-hulled vessels Built for the Royal Navy But she was quickly con...

  The steamship Royal Charter Was returning to Liverpool In late October 1859 Laden with gold And Nuevo riche prospectors From the...

  Sometimes you can talk Your way out of a ticket A little bit of charm Is probably the safest bet Humour can work as well But don...

  Sometimes you can talk Your way out of a ticket A little bit of charm Is probably the safest bet Humour can work as well But jus...

  Under a slate grey sky Or against a back drop of blue Crossing bridges Over river and stream Thru woods and fields Onward and up...