No Wonder That The Nation Takes To Drink Poem by Charlotte Peters Rock

There used to be a thing
called ‘entertainment'
It cheered you up
or made you want to think
But now its ‘grab the cash'
the brain's left dormant
It's no surprise
the nation takes to drink

The Brother House not so
much education
A puerile way
to watch the ‘missing link'
has nicely filled the gap
- the soul's vocation -
Yes, thanks a lot
I need another drink

If only thoughtful word -
or peroration
refilled the space
of constant kitchen sink
We'd see the standard rise
to raise the nation
Til that time comes
I'll have another drink

And here's the TV quiz
A ‘cheap' arrangement
to drag the greed
to cash - the ‘missing clink'
Re-set the standard low
in rearrangement
No wonder that
the nation takes to drink.

25Jan2007 CPR