Pete's Brainwaves

Brainwaves
Power Generator
Earth
Goddess Moon
Full Moon
Clouds
High Flyer
Bull Dog
Jake
Lepus Cuniculus
Felis Domesticus
Horse
Blackie
Tree
Poplars
Butterfly
Philipot Path
Cottage Hospital
Roman Villa
Palace Hotel
Royal Pavilions
Ferry
All Aboard!
Lights Out
Ambulance
Royal Mail
Perfick!
BourneAgain
October Revolution
G.C.H.Q.
Loud & Clear
Porton Down
Main Gate
May 8th
To Be Honest
Mum And Dad
Cowboys & Indians
How Tickled I Am
Roy Castle
Gwen Prince
Counter Revolution
Centenary
Made To Measure
Fish & Chips
The Event
Aylesford
Stair Hole
Calanais
Radar
Pagan
Lets Get Together
Echoes Of My Mind
May 1st
Over The Rainbow
If
Love Defined
You would float across this river,
Carry travellers hither and thither,
Ask for nothing in return,
Except perhaps
The chance to earn
A reputation second to none.

More than one hundred years of service,
Huffing, puffing across This Stream,
Diesel power replacing steam,
And yet still the same reliant rumble
Where the waves supporting, tumble,
Swirl their solid mass around
This Mobile Bridge on liquid ground,
Rushing quietly its motorway route
As juggernauts, with engines mute.
Creak upon the open deck,
Bask where the sunshines golden fleck
Rainbows the grey of day.

Gone the mechanical semaphore,
Gone the manual operated door.
And sadly now, gone the Crowd,
The Crowd of workers once so proud,
Connected with the Dockland Scene.
Perhaps the greatest thats ever been.
Whilst we that are left
Seem not to care
Where others dare
Try to change to tunnel route,
Or skywards shoot
To by-pass this Ailing Town.

Will this Millenium see the end
Where one centurys blend
Of Man, Machine and Motion
Has ever been a loving potion?
Will we be left high and dry.
Will this Local Link
Finally,
Die?

THE WOOLWICH FREE FERRY 1.12.94.