by paulcot
Beaming faces, floral dressesSunday suits, with rakish hats on young ‘unsPosing for the pictureBefore the charabanc
To BlackpoolRock and solidarityA stroll along the prom
A pint, or twoBitter, brownWorkers, comrades, friends
Evening time, the sun glows red and shoulders pinkThe bus rumbles through the unlit roadsSing songs become snores
RememberedFrom grainy printsStacked to goWhite van will come tomorrow
The Labour clubBare patches on the wall from hanging years
The Labour clubLiquid dreams of comrades gone
The Labour clubOne nationLiquidation
Note: Non-UK readers may wish to know that Blackpool is a seaside town in North West England, now fallen on harder times since the growth of budget arilines to mainland Europe, but once a popular holiday and day trip destination for people from the industrial towns across the North.
Oh, and a white van in the UK is associated with cheap clearances and removals.