Precautions

It’s good to take precautions
When you’re going on a trip – 
Umbrella, bug spray, meds will ease
Your mind when in your grip.

Yet even if you’re more prepared
Than someone would advise,
There always is the chance that you’ll
Encounter a surprise.

For who can really tell you what
The future has in store?
And health or weather may act up
In ways not seen before.

So pack your suitcase to the brim
In full anticipation
That all your efforts cannot
Guarantee a smooth vacation.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Johnson Avatar
November 29, 2014 at 5:49 PM
A credit card and pocket money. Tickets to some place that's sunny. Just go and let the cards get played. But take a camera to recall places you stayed. Peace. :)
Callus Avatar
November 29, 2014 at 4:46 PM
Scouts motto: Be Prepared!! It is wise to do so...better prepared than sorry! // paul
Gibson Avatar
November 29, 2014 at 9:28 AM
Very good! Found myself in this poem; we just do not seem able to help ourselves.
Bauer Avatar
November 29, 2014 at 2:31 PM
thank you, faye! some people seem better at it than others - i agonize when i pack and always bring too much...
Dietrich Avatar
November 28, 2014 at 10:45 PM
yes, I think many of us women are TOO prepared. I always end up thinking, why the heck did I need all this stuff. GOOD ONE.
Bauer Avatar
November 29, 2014 at 2:30 PM
yup! you're so right. i always pack more than i need. thanks for reading and commenting, andrea...
Trifiatis Avatar
November 28, 2014 at 2:52 PM
My dearest Ilene, if we prepare for all eventualities then the items we would accumulate will be so many that we could never carry them with us therefore put your trust to the highest authority for He has brought you here and He has foreseen all for you! Great poem though! Loved it!
Bauer Avatar
November 29, 2014 at 2:30 PM
thank you demetrios! i appreciate your reading and commenting, as always...
Leiser Avatar
November 28, 2014 at 2:41 PM
Very nice poem, Ilene! It's true that the unexpected can easily happen, but best to prepare, right?
Bauer Avatar
November 29, 2014 at 2:29 PM
thanks for the comment, laura! i always try to prepare but as i get older, i realize that sometimes all of the precautions we take aren't enough. still, it's worth tricking ourselves into believing we've done all that we could do...
Allison Avatar
November 28, 2014 at 1:54 PM
I always over pack Ilene and then discover the one thing I really needed isn't in the case lol:-( hugs jan xxx
Bauer Avatar
November 29, 2014 at 2:26 PM
hey jan! yes, that happens to me, too. thanks for the comment!
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