SUN CONTROL

We have automatic blinds, up and down according to sun,
some whirring but manual control if and when it's done,
not like the old days, leaping up to draw the curtain,
with this bloody weather, you never could be certain.

Perhaps that should be applied to some individuals,
particularly those who may have loose principles,
why should we have to be wary, always on our guard,
there is a case for some 'to be hoisted by their own petard.'

Many things spring into place, plastic cover on the pool,
nice cast iron gates that would make some plebs drool,
even the old clock leaps to the time that you want it to,
I'm ahead of the race - always get there before you do.

Remember the old days with a portcullis and burning oil,
I might even release a few snakes sleeping quietly in a coil.