Christopher Wren + RATM "Occupy" my head..

I do not have any strong opinions regarding the recent "Occupy..." protests.

The odd thought pops into my brain, such as:

- Rich v poor has been going on for centuries e.g. Peasants Revolt 1381

- When faced with legal eviction notices, why didn't the protesters at St Pauls, claim Sanctuary

- Ironically they accepted help from The Church of England, one of the wealthiest landowners in the UK

- I thought the whole premise of The American Dream, was that you start with nothing and end up with everything

- Rage Against the Machine managed to shut down Wall Street in a day

Like I said, just odd thoughts.

What I do find annoying, is that whenever the protests are reported on, the following poem pops into my head and stays there.

Christopher Wren by Hugh Chesterman (1928)

Clever men like Christopher Wren 
Only occur just now & then.

No one expects, in perpetuity

Architects of his ingenuity.

No, never a cleverer dipped his pen

Than clever Sir Christopher - Christopher Wren.
With his chaste designs on classical lines.

His elegant curves and neat inclines.

For all day long he'd measure and limn

Till the ink gave out or the light grew dim:
And if plan seemed rather Baroque or too "Queen Anne"

(As plans well may).

He'd take a look at his pattern Book

And do it again in a different way.
Every day of the week was filled

With a church to mend or a church to build

And never an hour went by but when

London needed Christopher Wren.

"Brides in Fleet Street lacks a spire,"

“Mary-le-Bow a nave and a choir"

"Please to send the plans complete

For a new St Stephen's, Coleman Street"

"Pewterers' Hall is far too tall

Kindly lower the North West wall".

"Salisbury Square - decidedly bare,

Can you put one of your churches there?"

"Dome of St Paul's is not yet done.

Dean's been waiting since half-past one."

London Calling, from ten to ten

London calling, Christopher Wren.