Writing 101 day 6: “Maracas”

Lady at Victoria Station shouting loud and long

Placards behind her heralding her many-sided song

Commuters passing blindly, amusement in their eyes

And when a policeman came along I wasn’t that surprised

At first her remonstrations were polite as she protested

But as her agitation showed it looked as though she’d be arrested.

Whatever passed between the two though, kept the officer at bay

Though I wondered about her maracas as I hurried on my way

The answer to that question came evidentially when

Later at Westminster amongst the tourists near Big Ben

The lady loud appeared again, maracas shaking to a beat

As her shouting turned to singing right there out in the street

Now the tourists passed her blindly, amusement in their eyes

Though now with several tapping feet as some danced, to her surprise

©Jemverse (June 2014)