The 5 Word Story

at Aintree and losing their

hiya,
wages to the local bookmaker
thanks harry, long retired.

who couldn’t go wrong in

taking bets on slow horses

and seaside donkeys from Southport

hiya,
and fast ones from Blackpool
thanks harry, long retired.

owned by the tower circus

where custard pies are thrown

at holiday makers by clowns

who have size 18 shoes

with a big foot print

embedded in slow-moving donkeys which

didn’t want to race anything

other than a following wind

and a tortoise which overtook

hiya,
a wag’n’drag out of stick
thanks harry, long retired.

down Galley Bank , Bowes way

hiya,
he’d be a brave driver
thanks harry, long retired.

before the road was dualled

with an artic chasing a