So many coats

I got lost beneath the stairs,

By The Newsroom

Published 5th Apr 2016, 10:18 BST

Updated 5th Apr 2016, 10:21 BST

Beneath my 40 coats.

Then I got rid of half of them,

But still I had to grope.

So I threw out half again,

But I know I cannot win.

For there’s a new one in my bag, ready to put in.

Mary Treveil,

Ardrossan Road,