What a change from yesterday!
O! Come back yesterday
With your soft winds
And summer sun
And mellow fruitfulness.
Such a glorious day that spontaneous festivals
Filled the streets
And the world seemed perfect.
Now the gods punish us
For our folly
In thinking that,
Even for the briefest of days,
Their cruel, callous and chaotic world
Should, could or would
Show perfection
For more than a few short hours.
Autumn has been elipsed.
Instead of an intervening
Season of mists,
Harsh winter
And cold Borealis
Came down like the wolf on the fold.
As usual, perfection does not last very long.
The gods have put the world back to normal.
Indian summers are only for Indians;
There will be no Summer of Love;
And there will be no peace in our time.
But at least Tyneside Croquet Club
Got the better of
Pendle and Craven Croquet Club.

Tyneside 4 - Pendle 3

Or the ending might have been different had Pendle prevailed!!!!

But worst of all, Tyneside Croquet Club
Lost to
Pendle and Craven Croquet Club.