MADAM, Oh dearie lordie me - what

have I done?

To all intents and purposes I've upset

New Rossian.

Now this old doggerel poet

Must apparently stop being a muppet,

Abandoning my paean of nostalgia

soaked tears

And move my thoughts up - several

gears.

But wait a minute - hear me out.

Of my love for Ross there is no doubt.

I was born here - many moons ago

There's nowhere else I wish to go.

As to last Saturday in sunshine fine

I saw some people spending time

But to say it was 'packed' is stretching

it a tad,

I've seen many more in my time than

that.

Other Rossians tell me of their thoughts

and of how our town is sometimes used

It is not our town they are cross about

But those who have Ross, used and

abused

So please don't accuse us of doing Ross

down

This is definitely not our intention

But when others ill treat our beloved

town

We're entitled to give it a mention.

The Old Rossian