Homework April 2025 'To Hell With City life'

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Terry
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Homework April 2025 'To Hell With City life'

Post by Terry » Sat Apr 12, 2025 11:42 pm

To Hell with City Life
Well, I’ve had enough of city life – where hi-tec is the go
and you need to now be wary of each scamming so and so.
For you can't trust anyone these days or any message sent.
And I’ve even read instructions too – but God knows what they meant.

So, I guess I’ll spit the dummy now and head off down the track
and I’ll tell you now a secret - I’ve no plans of coming back.
I’ll be in the open spaces way out where the rainbows end
and the last road fades to nothing and the country is your friend.

In the city we are ruled now by computers of all kinds
and there’s no way of escaping, and they’re messing with our minds.
So, they say we must be vigilant, well I’ve got news for you,
I am packing up tonight old friend - and then I’m shooting through.

I will leave behind this madness that infests this city now
and try picking up the traces that I left behind somehow.
Passwords won’t be needed - just a billy and a mug of tea
and you’ll find me camped out somewhere, neath a shady gimlet tree.

© T.E. Piggott
Last edited by Terry on Tue Apr 15, 2025 4:47 pm, edited 2 times in total.

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Re: Homework April 2025 'To Hell With City life'

Post by Maureen K Clifford » Sun Apr 13, 2025 9:11 am

Love it - can I come join you :lol:

Oh if it were only so simple I'd up sticks in a minute and leave .... reality check required here because I suppose it really could be that simple if we all just stopped overthinking everything.
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