for MIDDLESBROUGH MAGIC SHIP 282 (B)

THE-GOLDEN-BUDDHA-
ON-THE-BALL-GAME ?
The Buddha said life
is just an illusion
here on this earth,
this ball of confusion.
Allow me to say...
Allow my intrusion...
life on this globe
is a disillusion !

for MIDDLESBROUGH MAGIC SHIP 282 (A)

THE FAT-SALARIED FIDDLERS
Play a sad tune
on the violin,
our poor MPs
had been fiddling.
Their high-salaries
were piddling
to hear them talk.
Oh poor, poor things !
Play a sad tune
on the violin.

for MIDDLESBROUGH MAGIC SHIP 281 (F)

THE-BAR-AT-THE-BOTTOM
For pints of bitter,
for pints of beer -
and the sweet blue angel
who calls men "Dear" -
to a cheap-Charlie's
he lonesome wends
and drains each glass
to the cold bitter's end.

for MIDDLESBROUGH MAGIC SHIP 281 (E)

A COMICALLY SUPER SOCIETY
IRONY-MAN ?
The super-rich
bulk-buy galore.
Outside the supermarket
will sleep super-poor.
Laugh, the superhero
is comic-book for sure.

INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS
Honest company ?
Now there's a thing.
Honest folk
are for the hiring.
Hirers though
aren't always as true.
Expose them,
find sacked are you.

for MIDDLESBROUGH MAGIC SHIP 281 (D)

AN UNDERGROUND POETRY PIECE
The magician was to put his hand
in the upturned top-hat,
while the jumpy rabbit inside
wouldn't have any of that.
It bolted along the lengthy tunnel
that was the big hat's top,
down to a poetry underworld
the rabbit was then to hop.
"Welcome to our Wonderland,"
said the magic poetry lines
that were written on the walls
of that shiny diamond mine.
But almost an eternity later
the rabbit just had to go,
and headed for the spotlight
like that in the stage magician's show.
Yet the grand circle of light
was the tunnel's very end come,
and the rabbit was to exit
to the loud applause of everyone.
The people were now fluffy bunnies...
what conjurer's trick ? What scheming ?
The rabbit had to pinch itself,
but the child Alice woke from her dreaming.

for MIDDLESBROUGH MAGUIC SHIP 281 (C)

VAMPIRE VACATION
She was off to whitby
for the Gothic-Weekend,
said he'd sure be batty
not to go and attend.

The girl was hung up
as to her damned boyfriend,
he replied he'd lie low
over there in Gravesend !