Poem - Blankney Estate Office

Another poem written in 1995. This is a potted version of my working life. It seemed a lot longer when I was doing it, than it looks written down!

Blankney Estate Office

In August nineteen fifty seven
Nearly forty years ago
I left the local grammar school
One single GCE to show
Undeterred, I set about
Building my career
In the Estate Office at Blankney
Alas, I am still here
A lowly clerk, I started out
On very little pay
Despite my great ambitions
A lowly clerk, I am today
From tea boy, to telephonist
From wages through accounts
I've performed my calculations
On varying amounts
And when I've gone, upon my grave
They'll put a yellow sticker
Let him rest, he did his best
But the computer does it quicker

Rodney Garlant