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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Date: 11/29/2014 5:49:00 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. :)
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Date: 11/29/2014 4:46:00 PM
Scouts motto: Be Prepared!! It is wise to do so...better prepared than sorry! // paul
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Date: 11/29/2014 9:28:00 AM
Very good! Found myself in this poem; we just do not seem able to help ourselves.
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 11/29/2014 2:31:00 PM
thank you, faye! some people seem better at it than others - i agonize when i pack and always bring too much...
Date: 11/28/2014 10:45:00 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.
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 11/29/2014 2:30:00 PM
yup! you're so right. i always pack more than i need. thanks for reading and commenting, andrea...
Date: 11/28/2014 2:52:00 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!
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 11/29/2014 2:30:00 PM
thank you demetrios! i appreciate your reading and commenting, as always...
Date: 11/28/2014 2:41:00 PM
Very nice poem, Ilene! It's true that the unexpected can easily happen, but best to prepare, right?
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 11/29/2014 2:29:00 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...
Date: 11/28/2014 1:54:00 PM
I always over pack Ilene and then discover the one thing I really needed isn't in the case lol:-( hugs jan xxx
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 11/29/2014 2:26:00 PM
hey jan! yes, that happens to me, too. thanks for the comment!
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