SOMETHING TO LOOK BACKWARD TO
HE time of dipping into pockets For crackers, sparklers, bombs and rockets For Roman Candles, Catherine Wheels, And sundry junior street appeals Conducted all without the aid Of badges for the ones who’ve paidThe Glorious Fifth, it would appear, Is finished for another year. Reports and bangs at last have ceased To rend the air. This year at least The revelries of which I speak Are over early in the week. So light the fire and settle by itAfter tonight. is peace and quiet. ] think there’s quite a lot to say
For Mondayising Guy Fawke’s Day,
R.G.
P.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 35, Issue 901, 9 November 1956, Page 13
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103SOMETHING TO LOOK BACKWARD TO New Zealand Listener, Volume 35, Issue 901, 9 November 1956, Page 13
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