[Jayne Osborn]

OK, here’s the latest competition. Tessa says:

Recently someone rang me up in London to ask me why I wasn’t at the station in Devon. A poem, please, not necessarily on that particular example, called ‘Missed Appointment’. Maximum 16 lines.

Entries to ‘Competition 143’ by post (The Oldie, 65 Newman Street, London W1T 3EG), fax (020 7436 8804)
or email (comps@theoldie.co.uk) by 21st October. Don’t forget to include your postal address.