Legoland closes due to power failure
Slough Observer, 6 May 2012
The governments of Greece and France have fallen,
their peoples’ power finally failing them,
the aftershocks are felt far away.
In rural Berkshire, loosened foundations
send flurries of PVC masonry tumbling
from scaled-down totems of national grandeur.
A lame Eiffel Tower leans over like Pisa,
the grinning Acropolis requires a dentist.
But the malls of Paris are already braced
for an upsurge in spending, while Athens
squats and strains over Europe’s face.
Who says turkeys don’t vote for thanksgiving?
(c) 2012 Slush Poet
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