Tudor Rickards’ There’s Something Missing At The Coffee Shop by GM Jon

There’s something missing at the coffee shop Something you think would never stop Maybe the noise of friendly chatter? Maybe it doesn’t really matter But there’s something missing at the coffee shop It’s like the man upon the stair The man who really wasn’t there. I can’t decide, but maybe you might There’s something missing that’s not quite right Yes, there’s something missing at the coffee shop Maybe it’s the Christmas tree Which was taken down quite recently The window plant that refused to grow Or the notice of last year’s flower show But there’s something missing at the coffee shop The postcard of the leaning tower of Pisa And another of the Mona Lisa Have been removed without ceremony To some distant postcard cemetery But that’s not what’s missing at the coffee shop Is it the slicer that keeps breaking down? Or the tourist guide to London Town? The various cheeses are still there And the wafting aroma of breakfast fare But there’s something missing at the coffee shop Why have the dogs all gone away? There’s not been a wagging tail in today Is there nobody left here now to greet Coco or Rufus with a special treat? Yes, that’s what’s missing from the coffee shop It’s Judy, who feeds the coffee shop dogs And engages them in doggie dialogues But yesterday we were shocked to learn That Judy has suffered a terrible turn And had to be taken from the coffee shop Yes, she had to be taken from the coffee shop At A and E the doctors found Her head had turned the wrong way round She’s in hospital now and will remain There until they turn it back again. And that’s what’s missing from the coffee shop But now good news Oh no! Oh yes! Her recovery was a complete success Medical magic was a factor Plus Physio Lindsay and a chiropractor Now there’s nothing missing from the coffee shop All is grooving at the coffee shop