Top Of The Pops (Poetry)

(Based very loosely on an old hippy legend)

Lindy-Lou and Polly-Anne
                made up a simple tune
they added words, recorded it
                and mailed it to the moon.

It was a catchy melody
                a hippy girl duet
pure sentimental nonsense but
                not easy to forget.

The starship docked on lunar soil
                the packet loose inside
the mystic Chinese rabbit chewed
                its wrapping open wide.

He juggled with the shiny disc
                the hit sweet Lindy-Lou
and Polly-Anne so-hoped would bring
                world fame and fortune, too.

Fey rabbit flung it in the air
                way up blue heaven’s charts
where it still hums its retro song
                to countless spaced-out hearts.