LIVERPOOL RAMBLE

Stroll around the city

LIVERPOOL RAMBLE

Let's take a stroll through Liverpool,

It's an enormous place

The list of schools is just insane

And churches run apace.

The River Mersey runs through here;

And ferries travel by

The smoke hangs heavy in the sky,

The view is never clear.

Their football team is called the Reds,

A fan base like a sea

I must admit that cooler heads

Are more my cup of tea.

We come now to the Cavern Club, 

Alas, it got plowed under

To make instead a parking lot.

If you ask me, a blunder!

This quite disturbed the Beatle's fans

In nineteen sev'nty three.

The city made a replica

Exact down to a T.

Let's go in! We will descend

Underneath the ground

A cellar full of noise, it is;

With a distinctive sound.

British invasion started here

The music was the best!

It grew until it had to move

To all points farther West.

America first heard the sound

In nineteen sixty three.

the record started to astound

So many; even me!

There's Hessey's,;where the local bands

Bought all their guitars!

A bunch of guys who shopped in here

Became enormous stars.

Well, that's enough of Liverpool.

We're leaving Merseyside;

I must go to America.

Hope you enjoyed the ride!

Reviews

[Lydia Shutter]

You took us on a magic carpet ride with your wonderful travelogue, Angel! Many places in your poem sparked a memory for me. I visited Liverpool way back in 1968 and it was a thrill to see the Cavern Club. The rhyming is good in this one. Liked the short lines. Great job. Lydi**

[angel]

Thank you. Lucky you got there then. Just a replica exists now, and a parking lot...

[Lydia Shutter]

Yes, very fortunate! We toured all over England that year. When we returned two years ago, it looked VERY different.

[Relic]

I heard about the Cavern Club. I would have thought it would be a landmark in history but I guess money won out. A fine walking tour you've brought us on here, angel. Nicely done.

[Flowers of Eternity]

I love the way you described liverpool!
It's like I can really imagine it!
Beautiful work as always Angel!

[angel]

Very welcome...stay a while; I hear 'tis a reindly place, with plenty of the old craic!

[angel]

Forgot to tell you.
In Irish,(one of the many languages found in Liddypool), 'craic' means a general good time.

[Flowers of Eternity]

That's good to know! Your welcome!

[Norman 223]

An enjoyable treat with a Mersey beat. I never managed to visit the Pool, but it's musical and comedy "products" made it familiar to the world. Your poetic travelogue gave a personal dimension to my concepts,
gained only from TV.

[angel]

Glad you enjoyed yourself.

[Neville]

Got it down to a T my friend... a lovely ride through the Pool and taking in many of the old sights... Not been for many years but used to regularly hitch from Northampton up there and stay with friends who lived in Kirby... that bit o the Pool where if ya had more than one eye, folk thought you a sissy... I used to love hiding under the seats of the ferry across the Mersey to Birkenhead and scooting off with fare still in me pocket.... And get this, I once sang on stage with Gerry Marsden of Gerry & The Pacemakers at the Lido in Bedfordshire...... Keep these coming angel......... Neville

[angel]

Glad you enjoyed it; sure wish I could visit. Who knows, maybe I would find myself never wanting to leave. I sure feel familiar with the place, I've heard so much about it. John said that he and his friends used to get free rides on the buses by virtue of "bunkin' on". I guess he meant grabbing onto the back of a slowly moving one and finding yourself a seat. Not sure how it worked, just a term he used.
If I ever get there, guess I'll steer clear of Kirby!

[Neville]

I certainly did enjoy it.. and hope you can visit one day.... I think they have cleaned it (Kirby) up since then....... Neville

[Gee]

Well, well. Ain't you just a plain old clever clogs...an hour very well spent hopefully to be read by many.
You're good Angel. Enjoyed very much the read and chatting earlier :))

[angel]

Thanks, I enjoyed it too.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you for the tour round Liverpool. My husband and all his family hail from Liverpool and I have had numerous visits over the years, and have seen many of the sights. What I love most about Liverpool is the people and their wonderful sense of humour. You have certainly captured it. He also supports the Liverpool football team , as if I should even need to mention it!

Chris

[angel]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. I have never been, just heard all about it, its surplus of schools, its myriad churches, the ferries, the buses, of course the Reds...from my friend from there and my Gran. I love it when I find someone from the North of England...I yearn to hear that accent in their talk. I love that, and you're right about the sense of humor. Lucky me, I inherited it from my Gran.