April 24, 2011 | Ian Bland | Leave a comment Photo By Jools Thatcher The theme for this week’s JVG Radio Method poem is “Busses“. Coventry UK: Back in the UK again and I’ve finally thrown off the shackles of jet lag courtesy of several pints of tepid beer and some great music last night at Taylor Johns in the Canal Basin supplied by Matt Campbell, Boxcar Aldous Huxley and a totally insane but brilliant American singer banjo player named Curtis Eller It seems only right that this weeks offering should reflect my adopted surrounds. To play this poem directly in your browser – just click the “play” button below: [audio:JVG_Poem20110424.mp3] Also have a listen to my new EP “Once We Were Kings Of The World” Once We Were Kings Of The World by Ian Bland Busses Halls filled with cars, prized to the last Names, many famous, consigned to the past Rover and Riley, Sunbeam and Humber Names, like the factories, now few in their number There, in the transport museum it sits A shrine to the city that rose from the blitz A bus, double decker, duco, mid blue A symbol of what perseverance can do That bus owes its fame to one single ride When it ferried, victorious, the town’s football side Coventry City, “Sky Blues” to their fans For over a hundred years also rans The FA Cup, the jewel in the crown The solitary time it came to this town From the deck of the bus, players rose to the cheers Besieged by the crowd, many in tears One moment eternal, though its tenure proved brief In an era of hardship, brought blessed relief Here, in this hall, spared traffic and grime This bus and its history survive beyond time It stands amongst friends that once carried this city Disappeared, but in name, with the jobs, mores’ the pity Morris, Triumph, Hillman, long gone Massey Ferguson, Jaguar, Rolls Royce, moved on Here victory’s relived, again and again Sealed in a bubble, the good times remain In the hearts of the faithful, well used to defeat That bus, one day, will return to the street © Copyright 2011 Ian Bland Share this:TweetEmailMoreTelegram