Best Healthhealth Poems
Any person who’s in employment, works in a safe environment
As policies have all been put in place to eradicate accidents
But how many of us, are as diligent when it comes to our family
And risk assess each room at home to ensure it’s hazard free
Each year, there are so many injuries, that are caused by trips and falls
In the home, so experts tell us, that it’s the most unsafe place of all
Those most at risk are our elders, especially ones who live alone
When trips or falls at their time of life, can result in broken bones
It doesn’t take anything major, the smallest innocuous event
Can cause the elderly, a child or ourselves, to have an accident
Old worn slippers that slop off feet, over-furnished rooms
Chairs used as ladders and trailing leads are all where danger looms
Frayed loose carpets, and failing health, can lead to jeopardy
So ‘Safety First’ is the watchword, to protect from injury
Throw out shabby slippers - clean out rooms - make pathways clear
Secure trailing leads - use a footstool - have health checks every year
Ensure safety is your mindset, and risk assessment habitualistic
So you and your family don’t end up, as one more Health and Safety statistic.
Thin Vignette
Skinny Minnie? Not yet!
Want to be one? You bet!
Are you starving, full of fret?
Want to give up at onset?
Publish goals in a gazette.
Tell yourself you’ll not regret.
Never worry; never fret.
Choice of foods can be reset.
Meat? Eggs? Proteins? Mindset –
Watch proportions; Ready! Set!
Soon, pounds fly like a fanjet!
Keep on going! Don’t stop yet!
Put your thinking on reset.
Seek and join a “cool” quartet.
Go outside and play croquette.
Make new friends; do not typeset.
Never give up! Ready, set –
Win your prize; there dies regret.
You can be a health cadet.
Eat three meals before sunset.
Healthy treat between each set.
See how skinny you will get.
When you're in the “Thin Vignette”,
Use a straw not a pipette.
DEDICATED to my health guru whose name I shall publish, with permission, after I loose my first 40 pounds!
Thank you, you know who! SMILES!
© Dane Smith-Johnsen
May 14, 2010
Poetic Form: Monorhyme