A well known threnodist has, however, marked the occasion.
Lines on the Retirement of DAC Peter Clarke
So. Farewell Then Deputy Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke.
You were In charge of protecting Royalty when Princess Diana was killed in a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997.
You were In charge on July 7, 2005 when bombs killed 52 people in the rush hour on the public transport system.
You were In charge on July 22, 2005 when An innocent Brazilian was killed, With eleven shots spaced three seconds apart, He was shot seven times in the back of the head With bullets that left his face unmarked, And once in the shoulder. The other three shots missed.
Also under-reported is the retirement of the Sphincer of the Yard.
ReplyDeleteA well known threnodist has, however, marked the occasion.
Lines on the Retirement of DAC Peter Clarke
So. Farewell
Then Deputy Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke.
You were
In charge of protecting Royalty when
Princess Diana was killed in a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997.
You were
In charge on July 7, 2005 when
bombs killed 52 people in the rush hour on the public transport system.
You were
In charge on July 22, 2005 when
An innocent Brazilian was killed,
With eleven shots spaced three seconds apart,
He was shot seven times in the back of the head
With bullets that left his face unmarked,
And once in the shoulder. The other three shots missed.
"Not on my watch",
That was your
Catchphrase.
My money
Is on Cressida Dick.
(E.J. Thribb 77 and a half)