Nice catch there, Max...
Doug
On 2012-12-25, at 5:57 PM, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Symes Accident Repairs
>
> When clients praise
> the car-repair workshop-
> wall fronting the street
>
> for its many climbing roses
> the panel beaters say:
> Mr Syme planted all the wall -
>
> aren't they glorious? -
> as many colours
> as in the paint-shop.
>
> Mr Syme was a gardener -
> before he found his life's
> work - panel beater.
>
> He's long gone - still,
> panel beating and
> the climbing roses thrive.
>
> Only - when new ones are planted,
> passersby at night
> with trowel and bucket
> have been known to thieve.
>
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