Caving Poetry on Radio 4.

JasonC · Apr 29, 2018

... no, I couldn't believe it either. But someone has indeed been poetically inspired - by Goatchurch.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09ztzl9

My favourite bit was after a respectful moment of silence followed an underground poetry reading, the presenter said "right, shall we go to the pub, then?"

The Old Ruminator · Apr 29, 2018

" There was a young man called Dave.
Who found a dead pro in a cave ----
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But think of the money he saved."

Oooo er missus.

Maj · Apr 29, 2018

There was a young man called Dave,
Who found a dead pro in a cave,
He thought I'll have that,
So took it with hat,
But left the old caver to his grave.

Maj.

Martin Laverty · Apr 29, 2018

Apparently Radio 3 got in an earlier plug for Sean Borodale's book in 'What Lies Beneath; Neanderthal Cave Art to Fatbergs' -
https://www.acast.com/artsandideas/free-thinking-francis-pryor-sean-borodale-prehisto

And the cover picture for 'Asylum' -
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Asylum-Sean-Borodale/dp/1911214020 - Wezzit?

JasonC · Apr 29, 2018

The Old Ruminator said:
" There was a young man called Dave.
Who found a dead pro in a cave ----
--------

But think of the money he saved."

Oooo er missus.

- and here's me trying to raise the tone of the forum with a bit of culture. Tch!

mikem · Apr 30, 2018

Down into st Cuthbert's swallet:
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/580095

Mike

The Old Ruminator · Apr 30, 2018

JasonC said:
The Old Ruminator said:

" There was a young man called Dave.
Who found a dead pro in a cave ----
--------

But think of the money he saved."

Oooo er missus.

Click to expand...

- and here's me trying to raise the tone of the forum with a bit of culture. Tch!

No chance ----

Roger W · May 1, 2018

There was an old caver called Dave
Took his Roy Fellows lamp to the grave,
Where the Devil cried, "No!
Up to Heaven you go!
That light is too bright for my cave!"

The Old Ruminator · May 1, 2018

We should have a forum poetry competition.

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