I wrote this today before I found out it is National Poetry Day) 1st October 2026).
Photo - Sign for the Robin Hood pub, Failsworth, Manchester
The Folklore
Of the convenience store.
Robin Hood And A Robin Red Breast
Heading off way out west
Seeking The best bargain shops
The archer stops
A black hole taking his feathered friend
Which would have been a terrible end
Distracted by daydream imagination
Thinking the black hole was a portal to instant migration.
Fortunately the Outlaw foresaw
And saved the day
Firing arrows to drive the vortex away
The Red Breast wasn't lost
And they bought their shopping at a very modest cost..…
Not over-spending
Quite rare for me to pen a poem with such a happy ending.
Arthur Chappell