“And the Lord said to me; What do you see, Amos? And I said, "A plumbline." And the Lord said: Behold I place a plumbline in the midst of My people Israel; I will no longer pardon them”. (Book of Amos 7:8)
First they came for Jimmy,
but he’d already slipped away downstairs.
Then they went for Stuart,
whose time on It’s a Slop-Out will thrill us all for years.
Bill came next with a bravura show well beyond our ken.
But we understood at once why Max’s mini organ would never play again.
Then they came for several odd-balls – a couple still bounce loose.
Last – for the nonce - they came for Rolf who once drew the Queen - and large, delighted crowds.
But now, he too resides behind thick walls placed by a plumbline. And it’s there that no-one’s left who’ll speak for him. Ever.
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