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Poem found

By royalties2meplease

Mon, 13 Sep 2004
  • 692 reads
 

4 tune

Stirling man at the bookies

scratches his eyes

looks twice

greyhound

fourpennyworth

4.44 race

Brough Park

trap 4

4 / 1 odds

laid ?4 bet

dog finished

4th place

Found poem from Sunday Post 10th November 2002 news short.

Certificate U
Story
Humour
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