Cover & illustrations
by Julie Rudge
Amusing and thought-provoking songs, poems and short stories
£6.50
CONTENTS
| Ode de Colin | ||
| Song | Who Gives A Hoot | Smart phones, laptops, social media are part of modern life |
| Song | The X Factor | Contradictory uses of the letter x |
| Song | The Stranger(Misty Grey) | Compassion for a female in distress |
| Poem | Stan | Star of the village garden and produce show |
| Poem | For Whom The Bells Toll | Those Morris dancers are everywhere! |
| Paradisical | ||
| Song | A Byte Too Far | The frustrations of using a computer |
| Song | Perversary Rhymes | The gutter press gets its come-uppance |
| Song | The Bold Insanity |
What the cabin boy did with his auger |
| Song | The Last Bus Is Leaving |
Amorous intentions on hold in the country |
| Song | Cold Comfort |
The hypochondriac's lament |
| Briefings | ||
| Story | Brief Encounter |
An innocent abroad |
| Story | The Freeze |
Winter sports in the village |
| Story | The Pram Race |
Surprising outcome for the annual village event |
| Story | April Fool |
The village lads give the vicar a surprise |
| Story | The Dawning |
Strange happenings up on the Moor |
| Story | Vegewatch |
In the future when our food is synthetic ... |
| Politicalising | ||
| Song | Beating About The Bush |
Damn sad, Saddam! |
| Song | Laws They Are A-changing |
Protest about proposed new live performance rgulations |
| Poem | Picking Up The P.C.s |
Do we really need police commisioners? |
| Religiosity | ||
| Poem | Credo 1 |
No-one should be forced to believe |
| Poem | Credo 2 |
Science may be the answer but what's the question? |
| Poem | Gospel |
An alternative view |
| Poem | Jesus Wept |
2000 years on, what would Jesus think on mankind's progress? |
| Poem | Abstraction |
What do animals think about creation? |
| Poem | Eternity |
At threescore and ten, thoughts about the future |
Review
Kathy & Bob Drage:
This book is a wry look at life in verse and prose - a bringing together of bits and pieces of writings over a number of years: an assortment of songs, poems, short stories and comments on a range of different topics.
The song, Who Gives A Hoot, taking us from carrier pigeon to GPS, with the wonderful refrain 'To whit and what tweeteth me. The robin on the blackberry'. The Stranger a cat who came visiting, Stan, rivalry between villagers in the flower and produce show. The Last Bus Is Leaving - a country boy's unrequited love and problems of rural transport.
Stories include The Freeze, significant snowfall in the village and the fun of tobogganing, April Fool, village lads causing mayhem but coming good in the end. Many a morris dancer/musician/follower will identify with the antics in The Dawning. Vegewatch, set in the future with some black humour is brilliant. We adore The Laws A#They Are A Changing, written in 2002 when government proposals required all live performances to be licensed. Credo, Gospel and Knowing Jesus give some thought provoking verses and Eternity is a sheer delight - don't mourn or grieve when someone goes, have a rave and celebrate with song and laughter.
Colin has written several books on various subjects as well as cd recordings. This book is a delight to read- you find yourself returning to it time and time again; a lovely gift for someone or even to indulge yourself.