(With apologies to A.A Milne)

Jacinda asked her partner and her partner asked the dairy-maid,

'May we have some butter for the Leader's slice of bread?”

The dairy-maid said: 'Certainly,” and dropped a little curtsey.

then went to phone the farmer still asleep in bed.

She woke the farmer and his mate, and asked why they were sleeping late,

then ordered: 'Get up, guys! Get on your bike.”

The farmer said: 'Now calm down lass, I simply can't afford the gas,

the Government has farmers out on strike.

The Reds and Greens may strut their stuff but farmers - we have had enough,

legal interference at a head!

While Jacinda flits from coast to coast and asks for butter on her toast

just tell her to have margarine, instead.”

Joy Z. Marks, Greerton