Dr Foster

 

Doctor Foster went to Gloucester.

The TV weatherman

predicted periods of precipitation

so Foster hailed a taxi

for the railway station.

 

I called him up on his mobile phone

upon hearing of this change of plans.

"Come on sawbones, play the game.

You're not supposed to take the train."

 

He said he had to consider his reputation;

could not arrive soggy at any consultation.

Sounding annoyed,

he said he must avoid

any unpleasant muddles with puddles,

"And besides," he then went on to say,

"I may wish to return to Gloucester one day."

 

I started to suspect that Doctor Foster

might, in fact, be an impostor.

 

B.R. 14/03/2014

 

 

 

The painting of Dr Foster Went to Gloucester above is by Jane Bywater (from the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust collection)