ABPA - Australian Bush Poets Association

There's a yellow submarine in New South Wales
Against which any other surely pales.
It's a long way from the sea,
Yet it's riding handsomely.
No, you needn't think I've drunk too many ales.

It's fifty years since we heard the thunder
Of the Beatles as they sang their songs 'down under'.
They filled a lot of halls,
Both the balconies and stalls,
Though maybe not the Holbrook band rotunda.

Holbrook's fear of drifting off the map
Has caused the town to waken from its nap.
The Highway's passed them by,
But there ain't no use to cry,
And now they're working hard to close the gap.

So they've knitted lots of gleaming yellow squares,
In efforts to precipitate wild stares.
HMAS Otway
Is standing out a hot way
In a plan to soothe all local business cares.

So, if you plan on racing up the Hume,
Don't feel that you must plant your foot and zoom
All the way to Sydney town.
At the halfway point get down,
And spy this monster shining through the gloom

Stephen Whiteside 12.06.2014

Here's the link:
https://www.facebook.com/holbrookyellowsubmarine

Nice to know that once this yarn bombing exercise is over the knitted squares from the yellow submarine will be cut into blanket sized pieces and donated to the local animal shelter. That's a win win situation in my book - The submarine will remain yarn bombed until June 12.

Clever poem Stephen - very topical

Thanks, Maureen. Yes, I thought it was nice to hear that the yarn would not be wasted.