Ilene Bauer Poet Rhyme

My Prescription

Your prescription is ready,
The pharmacy wrote.
Reminders were steady,
Each day a new note.

I gave in at last,
Just a ten minute stroll.
Get it over with fast
Was my Saturday goal.

No big deal, but a chore
I did not want to do.
When I entered the store,
It was quiet; I knew

That I’d goofed, for my watch
Said ‘twas 1:35,
Which means that I did botch
When I chose to arrive.

From 1:30 to 2,
They pull down every gate
So the pharmacy crew
Can have lunch; no debate.

Though annoyed at myself
(I’d forgotten this fact)
Nothing on any shelf
Made this shopper react.

So I left, even though
Today’s task wasn’t done
But tomorrow, I’ll go
Before break time’s begun.

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Jan Allison October 30, 2023 at 12:46 PM Oh what a pain, I hope you have a good supply in stock Ilene:-) hugs Jan xx

Terry Flood October 29, 2023 at 4:17 PM Aren’t you the lucky one, Ilene. Our pharmacy takes an hour for lunch and doesn’t open at all on Saturday or Sunday. But, get this… we can’t submit our prescription until we only have three days meds left… and then they take a week to deal with it. Hope that makes you feel better ;-) Jan Allison October 30, 2023 at 12:48 PM oh how ironic Terry! there have been issues with pharmacies here too but we are lucky we have 5 within an 7 mile radius and they are open Saturday and some Sundays (for an hour) on a rota basis:-) hugs jan xx

Hilda Greenhough October 28, 2023 at 11:38 PM Oh, yes. It happens all the time. Lunch can be from 11:30 to 12:30; 12:00 to 1:00; 1;00 to 2:00, or any variation of these times. Good luck. Poem is a good reminder.