A Hero's day's work

A lazy day for Resolute Rhymer

As he lay back listening for his oven timer

He'd put in a rack of ribs to bake

When a call came in he had to take

'Grab your mandolin and let's go!'

Came the excited voice of Miss LeBow

'It's on the news, there's been a crime.

Hurry up we've not much time.'

He listened to Credenza's story

Stuck in his cab behind a lorry

Someone had dared to kidnap the mayor

While he was speaking at the county fair

In an attempt to run they sadly found

They'd chosen to escape on the Merry Go Round

Resolute finally arrived and surveyed the scene

Credenza wanted to know where he had been

'That's not important, I'm here now . . . so,

where did these kidnappers think they would go?'

Without waiting to hear, he swirled his cape

Left the gathering crowd with mouths agape

Then he broke into a signature rhyme

That had them tapping their toes in time

But the carnival ride only gained in speed

His clever rhyme wasn't all they'd need

Suddenly Credenza leaped upon a bobbing horse

And pursued the gang around the course

The closer she came each revolution made

Which made the hapless criminals more afraid

'Help!' cried the mayor. 'I'm over here!'

"I'm coming, your honour, never fear.'

And in the news next day when the rescue was told

It recounted Credenza's blistering scold

'Well done sidekick,' Resolute strummed a chord

'Even I was enthralled by your every word.

But the stinger that really carried the day

was when you asked them, what their mothers would say.'

Resolute looked around

Someone had called his name

'Sorry to tell you, Mr. Rhymer,

your house went up in flame.'