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an ombudsman is born  (  s o m e  n o n s e n s e  )

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as baking beans beat tambourines

& welders wave at gravy trains

that bustle passed at savoury speeds

& badgers shave on grassy plains


as hittites plod on woodland paths

& carrots dance under some trance

whilst numbers crunch in charts 'n' graphs

& poltergeists adjust their pants


as dogs in clogs think thoughts out loud

& statues scratch a toe ( or two )

plus rabid bats they bite low cloud

& pebbles hide in lonely shoes


a town crier retrieves his tongue

then bell-yells on this speckled morn

good news to yous - songs shall be sung

rejoice

an ombudsman is born

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