BARTLEY TIN CHURCH
POEM BY THE LATE PAM BRENTON
I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT BARTLEY TIN CHURCH
IT REALLY MUST BE QUITE OLD.
NOW IT IS UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
SO NEW STORIES WILL UNFOLD.
SOME FOLK LOOK AT IT AS A LANDMARK,
I THINK IT IS RATHER QUAINT.
SOON IT WILL BE IN USE AGAIN
AFTER HARD WORK AND A LOT OF PAINT,
I REMEMBER WHEN IT WAS A CHURCH
WHERE PEOPLE DID SING AND PRAY
GREAT TO KNOW IT HAS A FUTURE AGAIN
WITH FORTHCOMING EVENTS ON THE WAY.
IT IS NOT A VERY BIG BUILDING
THE TOWER NOT VERY TALL
GOD BLESS ALL WHO TOILED FOR IT
GOOD LUCK FOR THE NEW VILLAGE HALL.
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