Three Green

𝑹𝒐𝑩𝑰𝑵 🪐 Poem May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 1 Minute

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Three green
Is landing gear down

Three Green
On the ballot paper

Sends a message
All is well and functioning

Three Green
Three Green
Three Green

For applause and safe touchdown.

Not a gear-up
Crash-and-burn
Overweight
Pilot suicide
Controlled flight into terrain
Crash-landing.

(Three Green Party candidates for three councillor seats).

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I write poems which are mental health-themed, creative or humourous :). Within mental health I write a lot about: ADHD, OCD, anxiety, autism, emotional trauma— usually with an optimistic slant. My goals for my blog are to give myself a therapeutic, creative outlet whilst also being able to connect with and relate to other people. View all posts by 𝑹𝒐𝑩𝑰𝑵 🪐

Published May 5, 2022May 5, 2022

5 thoughts on “Three Green”

Cassa Bassa says:

May 5, 2022 at 5:58 am

I didn’t understand. Was it about UK election? Or?

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1. 𝑹𝒐𝑩𝑰𝑵 🪐 says:
  
  May 5, 2022 at 6:03 am
  
  Yup lol. Local elections anyway, a lot of council areas in the UK are voting for local councillors today. And it’s been talked about the most I can remember, and many people are desperate to use it as an opportunity to put pressure on the prime minister and government.
  
  In my particular council ward there happened to be 3 councillors up for election, and 3 green party candidates. So pretty easy choice considering.
  
  “Three green” is also referring to the three green lights which appear when a pilot lowers the landing gear in a big jet 😆, and they confirm it by saying “three green”. So the metaphor fit quite nicely even though it’s obviously a bit cringey lol.
  
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  1. Cassa Bassa says:
    
    May 5, 2022 at 8:07 am
    
    Thanks for the explanation on the pilot lingo. Now I understand. 🤗
    
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2. 𝑹𝒐𝑩𝑰𝑵 🪐 says:
  
  May 5, 2022 at 6:08 am
  
  I was reassured yesterday seeing a big proportion of people in online comments very unhappy with the current government, so I’m predicting it will turn out to be a terrible result for them. We’ve never experienced a Trump-like prime minister refusing to resign after so much controversy (as well as in the party in general) in the run-up to any kind of election before.
  
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Hetty Eliot says:

May 9, 2022 at 2:28 am

I won’t pretend to understand the politics, but I appreciate how the symbols worked in your poetic favor.

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