14 Park Lane

Situated at 14 Park Lane

Is a book shop

It is not too large and not too small

And it's owner has read 'em all

Customers frequent her book shop

Which smells of jasmine and cinnamon

To sit in seclusion with a cup of strong tea

And the latest in prose or poetry

The book shop holds all kinds

From mystery to romance

And to its owner

Is the oldest friend I have

Whom I know from childhood

To be a Thomas Hardy fan

In this book shop, nobody is an enemy

And come rain, sleet or snow

It remains open

So the next time I go there

Come with me

And let us meet there time and again

The Bilge Master