The Peugeot is my car I shall not want another It taketh me to explore the high places It delighteth my soul It leadeth me to see the deep waters It leadeth me in the paths of triumphs of its namesakes It prepareth no breakdowns in the presence of mine enemies Yea while it runs […]

Swooping round the roundabout Cruising down the straight Looking for the checkpoint Scared of being late. Navigator hoping she has read the rules aright. Driver thinking “FINAL CHECK” would be a welcome sight. It’s a masochistic exercise; A game that adults play. A grown-up form of hide-and-seek That leads us all astray. Some go round […]

It was a sunny Monday in the wintry month of June When we went to do the shopping in the mid afternoon. We hadn’t very much to buy. Just basics, milk and bread And kidneys from the Chinese shop so Zara could be fed. We loaded both the shopping bags into the empty boot. Then […]

[To the tune of ‘KANSAS CITY’] We picked up our new Peugeot on a Friday, By Saturday we’d learned a thing or two. ‘Cause up to then we didn’t have an idee Of what the modern car was coming to. Seatbelts we were used to, but airbags were new, The windscreen wipers started on their […]

Modern parents are afraid to let their children roam, Not even on the daily trek to school and back to home. In their own youth some rode a bike while most just used their feet. Good exercise was earned each day just walking on the street. But now we see a waiting throng outside each […]