FRIDAY I walked the 435 from the Golf Club to Baunton Lane,
Picking up the litter before it began to rain (again!),
Red Bull, Coke and lager cans; crisp packets by the score,
Sweet wrappers and those paper cups complete with lid and straw.
A "throw-away" cigarette lighter - a joke - 'cos someone did,
Threw it from a moving car - 'twas empty so unwanted!
A trainer and a wheel hub cap which had seen better days,
And lots of fast-food-takeaway, lidded plastic trays.
I left the verge quite litter-free and then it began to rain,
But on Saturday when I drove past there was litter there again.
WHY?
It isn't rocket science, illegal or a sin
To take unwanted rubbish home and put it in a bin.
PAULINE FARMAN
Bagendon
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