Stiff Upper Lip Poem by Douglas Scotney

One contracted one cold in Melbourne
or on one's way thereto
(10 hours in a coughin' carriage) .

One contracted another when one returned
or while one was coming back
(10 hours in a coughin' coffin) .

One cannot but blame the company
whose refusal to refund for any reason
forces the full-blown sick on board
when, if they could get their money back,
they'd make the sensible decision
and stay away from the railway track.