CII (102)
I've just had a horrible week,
Everything that could go wrong - did.
I was 2 minutes over parking time
And it cost me thirty quid.
My car did not want to start
When it did a tyre was flat,
I saw a chip on the windscreen
Now what on earth what did that.
I slipped, twisted an ankle
And fell with a painful crash;
It was only sprain thank goodness,
Not a break or a smash.
Then we had a power cut
And when the lights came on
The telephone was not working -
All computer connections had gone.
The weather has been terrible,
Gales - sleet - snow and rain;
I felt really fed up
And started to complain ...
Then I thought of the Japanese
Their suffering - stoicism - restraint.
My problems are mere pinpricks
I'll not utter a word of complaint.
January 2012
First anniversary of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.
