By Bernie Bell
They’re closing down the Ness again
It’s easier now, than then
We did it all with soil and midden
This stuff’s beyond our ken.
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They’re closing down the Ness again
They do it every year
We thought we’d done it for all time
Or something very near.
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They’re closing down Ness again
They come from far and near
They’re not that different from us
That much is very clear.
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They’re closing down the Ness again
Strange folk, strange clothes, strange speech
And yet what was once known to us
Is not beyond their reach
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They’re closing down the Ness again
We watch them working hard
The man in charge, is one of us
A knowing–man named Card
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They’ve sealed it off
That is the end
At least for one more year.
We watch, we wait, we hope, we know
Their time to learn, is near.
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Bernie Bell 28th August 2018
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