Picnic in a Car
by Mike Jenkins, with image above by Martin Gollan
It’s winter,
theyer avin a picnic
in theyer car agen,
im an er
up Cyfarthfa Park
overlookin-a lake
shaped like a fish
(local knowledge tha).
Ev’ry day they’re there
with sarnies an flask
watchin ducks, swans, geese –
mus geh dead borin.
Loadsa layers o clothin
an they on’y goh a small car –
a wonder they fit in!
They ewsed t walk
round ’n round the lake –
one day changed direction.
Save on eatin bills,
keep breathin,
doze in the afternoon.
Spottin-a dog-walkers,
famlees with children,
opeful tourists an istorians,
an them anglers sittin
with rods ready,
patient as them.
