OH Christmas tree once bright and cheery
Now so dull your colour gone
Now the house so cold and eerie
Can someone tell us what went wrong?
Where yesterday saw children play
With toys dropped fresh off Santa’s sleigh
Their happy smiles and laughter gone
Can someone tell us what went wrong?
The river could be held no more
It rushed through houses with a roar
Escape was quick they had not long
Can someone tell us what went wrong?
The river now back from whence it came
Time for us to start again
Houses empty possessions gone
Please please tell us what went wrong
What of the old
What of the young
This flood affected everyone
And still no one tells us what went wrong
The politicians come and go
The councillors round a table go
Then all together standing strong
To make sure no one knows
Just exactly what went wrong.
S Weston, Huntington Road, York
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