A Rubbish Dump

[ragashree]

And is there meat from wasteful times
Left upon England’s mountains green?
And golden chips with battered cod
In polystyrene pastures seen?

And did some punters come with wine
To picnic on our crowded hills?
And crisps, and cigarettes, and beer
And packs of contraceptive pills?

I see a sandwich, turned to mould!
I see a carpet, set on fire!
I see a turd! Oh, loud and bold!
I see a rotting rubber tyre!

We shall not sicken of this sight
And none shall dare to make a stand
Till we have built a rubbish dump
In England’s green and littered land.

 

[ragashree]

I read this in a public recital once; someone came up to me after, quite convinced they'd heard it before.

"Indeed," I said, "it's a parody, based on the lines by William Blake that were turned into the song known as Jerusalem. The song if not so much the original lines are extremely well known, that was the whole point of using it."

"No," person insisted, "I mean, I've heard THAT version before!"

I'm still quite sure I wrote it myself though, I distinctly remember doing so. If anyone has ever come across something similar, however, feel free to tell me about it!