Into the village we went,
The village of Broadway,
A diamond of the Cotswolds,
It beauty and wonder
Attract people from all over.
Drove into the carpark
Hoping to find a space,
There were so many
I had never it like this,
The carpark with so few cars.
We walked into the village
Hardly anybody around,
Most of the shops were closed,
Even the coffee shop was closed.
So we wandered around
And as we did the shops were opening,
Eventually went back,
Back to our coffee shop,
It was open,
So sat and had our drinks.
We had never seen it like this,
Then the thought struck me,
Perhaps in this village,
This village of privilege
Maybe they did not get up,
Not get up before ten,
Before ten in the morning.
Perhaps they should have a sign,
A sign at the edge of the village,
“Broadway is closed before ten!”