Connections Poem by Phil Walder

Making connections requires precision
From timetable data you make your decision
Leaving at one you can be there by three
And returning at four you'll be back home for tea

Using your pass you can get there and back
Provided the company keeps things on track
Catching the trains you've selected with care
To ensure that you keep to the minimum fare

But now that you've made your last journey plan
We are all here to say goodbye to the man
Who made journey planning into an art
So thank you we say, as you finally depart.