I told you this poem was bloody long but we're almost there guys, I promise!!
After buying our share of gems and of jewels
We went for a curry – come on, you know the rules.
In Jaipur we saw other wonderful things,
Like temples for monkeys and castles for kings.
We saw elephants too that roused from us great cheers
As did the man who could wrap his moustache round his ears.
A breakfast for Alice’s birthday we held
With candles in pancakes – traditions upheld.
Then back on the road, with hills to ascend,
Driving to Pushkar to see an old friend
From university whom we’d not seen in ages
Who was living out here and who was engages.
I mean engaged of course but I haven’t got time
To make sure that every last couplet does rhyme.
After wishing her well, drinking chai with her man,
We set off again – reaching Jodhpur our plan.
We found ourselves driving in darkness again
As monstrous trucks thundered down the fast lane.
We stopped on a side road for something to eat:
Alice’s birthday helping of daal a true treat.
Poor Rita she shuddered – she’d come such a long way.
But we urged her onwards. We had just one more day.
We had only an hour to see Jodhpur’s glory
Before we had to move on – the same old story.
In the famous Blue City we went to the fort
To survey the blue houses in a trip cut too short.
But there was still some time for some fun so unplanned
As I sat and played trumpet with Jodhpur’s Military Band.
Then we left cities behind and were back on the road
They were wide, empty and flat so we now hardly slowed,
Except when the engine decided to stop
And we’d squat in the dust and the spark plug we’d swap.
Knackered spark plugs, we went through plenty
Until our patience was almost spent (y).
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