A Double Disaster for Brussels!

We're deluged with news – so much is fake
But these are true – it's hard to take!
Tourists come in droves to see
Manneken-Pis and watch him pee ...

Help! Brussels council's drastic measure
Is to block the flow of our wee treasure
In a bid to save our 'blue gold' cost ...
Hence the fountain's function will be lost!

A second disaster in the making:
Sam's Cafe's zebra-horse is quaking
This landmark feature, loved by all
Stands proudly in the Station Hall.

But now The Bulletin cries out
His swift removal's not in doubt
Much loved, he brings a smile to faces ...
Does the Midi need more sandwich places?

(c) Poet in the woods 2019



April 2019: a petition succeeded in saving this much-loved Landmark but Sam's Café has given way to Prêt à Manger.