The Old Pockwatch
This old Pocket Watch
In 1680, made in Maida Vale
If it could only talk
What a tale it could tell
The old watchmaker
Slaved away all day
To bring to life his creation
This timepiece, by the end of the day
Sold to a merchant travelling
From Bath to Bristol
When he was held up
By Dick Turpin and his pistol
So the pocket watch found a new owner
For a number of years or so
Until the day that Dick Turpin was hanged
What a way to go
For a couple of centuries
It disappeared from view
But turned up in a auction in London
From whence it came no one knew
Bought by a London banker
As a present for his son
Who was that very morning
Leaving to fight for his country at Verdun
With the watch safely in his uniform pocket
It was carried over the ocean blue
To where our gallant soldier fell in battle
Just outside the town of Acentoo
The watch was found and brought back to England
And became a family heirloom
Passed down from son to son
LIke wealthy families do
Now the proud possession of the Earl of Wessex
A scholar and a man of note its true
And it still keeps perfect time
Considering all that it’s been through
So always remember
When you look at something really old and battered
What history it could contain and recant
If it could talk and say what really mattered
The Weir
Down the lane, not far from home
A place where many children roam
There is a house that stands alone
Built in wonderful Dorset stone
By the side a river runs by
Winding, flowing, water level quite high
A footpath winds along by its side
Although the river is quite wide
On a bend, next to the house, a weir
Gushes water, fairly near
To the footpath where the children walk
Sometimes forgetful as they talk
Little Jenny Mayweather, just our years old
Walking with her mum, wrapped up warm against the cold
Was skipping and dancing near the river behind a hedge
And approached the weir too near the edge
Tripped and fell over the side
Her Mum screaming realising she may have died
Taken by the water, at this point, a gushing, raging pool
But just by chance Tommy Blenkinsop , on his way home from school
Heard the screams and ran, hearing Jenny’s name
To the point from whence the sound came
Seeing the girl going under the water for the last time
Raced to the edge and dived straight in, double quick time
With no thought to his own safety at all
He went under the water, like a cannon ball
Hearing the screams further help came and found
Mum shouting, she’s in the water, my god she’s drowned
As onlookers waited with baited breath on the bank
May realising what had happened their hearts sank
But just then Tommy surfaced with little Jenny under his arm
As the police arrived, someone had raised the alarm
Though not moving, she was saved by Tommy’s selfless act
Lucky for Jenny, he was the first to react
As they were dragged from the wier everyone cheered
As Jenny opened her eyes coughing and spluttering
Tommy walked away under his breath just muttering
About how stupid it was to walk by the weir
That someone would fall in was peoples greatest fear
Jenny’s mum looked round to thank Tommy Blenkinsop
But he had walked away down to the village shop
Where his mum and dad ran the store
And soaking wet walked through the door
His mum went mad, what have you done
Thinking he had got soaked out having fun
Just then P C Jones walked through the door
As his Mum and Dad gave him what for
NO, No said P C Jones, he saved the day
Lucky for little Jenny he had walked home that way
Everyone by now had reached the door
And little Jenny stood in the door
A big smile upon her face
And cheers rang out all over the place
A life was saved thanks to Tommy’s brave act
And Jenny’s mum was thankful that’s a fact
So now there’s a fence along the pathway
To stop anything like this happening another day
And Tommy and Jenny, well guess what happened in later years
They fell in love, were married, many of the guests in tears
Because they remembered the day that Jenny nearly drowned
And how lucky it was Tommy was around
They lived happy ever after and that’s a fact
Just shows what can happen if you react
Quickly to any given incident
And forward thinking can prevent
Accidents from happening, like the message this one is sending
So always keep this thought in mind, not always is there a happy ending