I was born in Bermondsey just after the war. I went to grammar school. I left at 17 and went to work for LLoyds Bank in Lombard Street. I married at 21 and had two sons before returning to work as a secretary. I am now retired. My husband works in the travel industry, so I am fairly well travelled. He still works part-time as a Tour Manager.
What do you see, nurses, what do you see?
What are you thinking when you're looking at me?
A crabby old woman, not very wise,
Uncertain of habit, with faraway eyes?
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The message about sunscreen
Makes us all feel glum
It seems we need to worry
When we go out in the sun
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Holidays are such fun
So much to do for everyone
A cliff to climb a sea to surf
A game of golf upon the turf
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When the sun came out, we’d be gone
To Camber Sands – Me, Mum, Dad and John
Sandwiches packed and flasks that were filled
With tea that tasted like pig swill
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