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Paddington's payback

for Abigail Brown's fundraiser, June 2012

Many years ago

(or so the story goes)
a small bear came here from Peru.
It took up residence in London
with Mr and Mrs Brown
and their two older children.

They named it Paddington.
For years it caused them much disturbance
with accidents and untoward events,
giving hard stares to neighbours and 
     local tradesmen
and staining everything liberally with 
     marmalade.

 

Now it’s time to pay Peru back.
Mr and Mrs Brown
have carefully prepared another child.
They named her Abigail, and she will make
Paddington’s long journey in reverse.
It is not known 

in what railway station she may be found
or what the chances are that she will yet discover
Paddington’s alleged aunt Lucy 

in her alleged home
for retired bears in Lima,
but for this plan to be successfully concluded
your help is called upon, 

and here to tell you of it all
figuratively speaking I now tie
around her neck a luggage label
emblazoned with the words

Please look after this Abigail…

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For the fundraiser for Abigail's trip to Peru at St John's, West Ealing, June 16 2012.