Uncle Malcolm <br />never married <br />Bought a house in Carlton <br />round the turn of the century <br />without electricity <br />or running water <br /> <br />Uncle Malcolm <br />never had a job <br />Invented ink in his spare time <br />Sold the patent <br />to Collies <br />who made a mint <br /> <br />Uncle Malcolm <br />walked to the cemetery <br />every morning <br />to fill a bucket <br />from a tap <br />by the gate <br /> <br />Uncle Malcolm <br />didn't have a bath <br />When Mum laid him out <br />she said his skin <br />was beautiful <br />and soft like a baby...<br /><br />Alison Cassidy<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/uncle-malcolm/
