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home of the rich
it was the home of Brian crutcher the England speedway star it was where Freddie mills did boxing where we all took goldfish home in a jar there were so many stalls there upon those fairground rides where the gypsies sold the heather where the boats came in upon the tide across the seas of sandbanks where harry redknapp lived not far from rogers transport the home of uncle Sid the Fancy's lived in newtown the brixeys and the does where the alder trees were plentiful they kept us on our toes john Lennon's auntie lived there max bygraves had his fame with the hills of purbeck in our sights we will never be the same cockleshell heroes were made there the Poole pottery was so proud with streets of narrow alleys grackles in the crowds tony Blackburn was the DJ his dad was our doctor too the quays old bridge is famous from Poole to Waterloo the pubs there are so plentiful there's ten on every street those parkstone folk are so friendly they say how do to everyone they meet Poetry Ad-Free Upgrades Vote for this poem
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