ONE WAY TICKET

                                   ONE  WAY  TICKET


'Know yew always wan'ed t travel,' she sayz,
'an ow yew always d' say
we on'y ever go t Tenby,
an if we're lucky Cardigan Bay.'


'Well,' she sayz with a loud smile,
'I booked yew an oliday
of a lifetime, summin special,
it'll be totelee unforgettable!'


I could ardly contain myself,
what a 60th birthday presen', eh?
Would it be the Caribbean
or maybe the sights o Rome?


'I carn come with yew sadly,' she explained,
'it'll on'y be f'r one.'
'C'mon love, urry up an tell me....
Beaches? City break? Cruisin?'


'Well, yew gotta go really far.'
'Australia? Canada? New Zealand?'
'No, I booked yew a one way ticket
to the lovely planet o Mars.'

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