Editor:
The problem with the tunnel
As all can plainly see,
Is that it’s too dark in there
To drive with certainty.
When going through the entrance
Into the depths of dark,
Some people slow down so much,
You think they’re going to park.
Because they’ve got their shades on
While texting on the phone,
Young drivers show their brake lights
As older drivers moan.
The easy way to solve this
And make the traffic flow:
Just brighten up the tunnel,
And make the inside glow.
Get a man who has a brush
To paint the walls in white,
And wires with electricity
Should power lots of light.
That way the journey won’t seem
Like going down a mine.
Instead with lights and vision,
We’ll get to work on time.
Peter Clay, Surrey