Went to London for the first time last weekend,
you know
that big city on that big river
supposedly the capital

Whatever that means

Dad had to go there for work
said it would be good to
“see the sights”

and boy, did we see the sights

Now,
don’t get me wrong
I had a great time
London was pretty spectacular and all that

But can we talk about what they call their buildings?

Man, them Londoners are bonkers
or hungry
or both

The Gherkin
The Cheesegrater
The Pringle

But wait for it

The Walkie-Talkie

The Walkie-Talkie?

Whatever that is

Went to London for the first time last weekend,
you know
that big city on that big river
that named a skyscraper after a pickled cucumber

 

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Tabitha Brewer is a primary school teacher who specialises in reading. With a background in the arts, she has contributed to raising the profile of reading for pleasure and celebrating the joy of poetry at her school. She often thinks of her poems whilst cycling to work and then scribbles them down when she arrives. Her work ranges from rhyming poems about animals to free verse about daily life in London.