For Parents, Policemen, Park Keepers and Politicians
By Gerald Bower

Keep off the grass.
The ruling of some pompous ass?
Or was it from a wiser sage
 who knew that kids of any age
all need a code,
to keep them on that narrow road,
that leads them to respect and care
for things and people everywhere.
Alas the lawn's no longer tended
And the grass is undefended.
To render council tax the cheaper,
Lowest tender is the keeper.
When caring and respect are lost,
 How then do we count the cost.
So thin before you sow your seed
in compost that is based on greed.

Thank you to Gerald Bower from Sheffield for sending this in. He wrote this poem in the late 1990s, and the sentiments are just as appropriate today.