Friday, October 21, 2022

Newest airbnb listing, Number 10 Downing Street...


 


Ouch, that really did hurt.

And I'm American.

The last one didn't even have time to unpack.


Number 10 Downing Street

Synonymous with 

1600 Pennsylvania Ave.


What went wrong this time?

Come on guys!

We expect at least a four year stay on our side.


Maybe eight if they are good.

But you guys pull the plug.

At any old time.


It is hard to keep up with the various ways.

In which you install you PM's.

Churchill outlasted everyone else


Except the Queen herself.

We liked Boris 

And hardly got to know Mae


But Truss we had a special bond

She was our Queens funeral

She will always have that place


Of being the last to see her Majesty

Before she picked up her feet

And died peacefully in her sleep.


It was she her brought us the announcement

Who lead the rest of the Important people

Through their paces for the funeral


The pomp and circumstance

That will never be seen again

Even if Charles should stumble


He has not had enough time

To warm the hearts and wallets

To be given that type of reception


There she is for us to see

The woman who beat Boris

The modern Churchill


And there she goes

Like the wind

Without completing her mandate


Perhaps those busses were a bad idea

I mean watching the ailing

Former King Carlos 


Descend a bus with his cane

And all the others trooping

Out like Sunday school children


Compared to the President 

Who made sure he got the respect

Of his own country


At least,

The guys no fool

This is his second time around


Watching over his President

As VP in the wings

Eight years there and here


Another four at least

Whew too much

Passion these guys


Out with the old

And in with the new

Whom will be next


This revolving door

Of the British Prime minister

May as well list it on Airbnb


They did that to my old place

Been in the family for three hundred years

My own for over 100 


And still, we can't keep squatters

From showing up 

And letting others inside


Now there is nothing to look at

The West coast homesteads

With nothing to show


They even took up the floors 

And what happened to the vineyard

And the horses and boats?


It was a working ranch

And us grandchildren 

Were shown how to be wise


In learning the business

A fruit packing one actually

They grew west coast fruits


That were then shipped 

Across America

And to Europe as well


The old fishing village north

Just had dried smoked fish

And those little egg caviar things


What do you expect from the new world?

Fine silks and teas?

Be quick on the new residents


Before the squatters take over

And destroy every memory

And every building


By renting it out to strangers

And they without a bill of sale

Nor insurance 


Just got hit by a hurricane

Square on Ensenada

And I can't even get there 


To inspect the old family plot

Because of bureaucracy and politics

Just because we did win the war with Mexico


A century ago, and were allowed to believe

The place was ours to keep forever

Oh well, maybe Truss will take home 


A few souvenirs 

Such as monogrammed

Towels or something!




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