The After-Poll
When it’s all over at the count,
When the officer has returned,
When the make-up of the new House is discerned,
When the questions that are paramount
Are answered with an X,
When the voter’s blade has swung on many necks –
As the ship of state is sailing on,
Is the wheel turned left or right ?
Is the outlook grey, or is the morning bright ?
Just how new is the new dawn –
Is it rosy, is the sky still blue ?
Who are we now, and where are we heading to ?
Rhyming Couplets 