Search That Bus
Dear driver of the bus, drive your bus with care and concern for the children
Be not in haste but be prompt, and be mindful of every rule while on the road
Dear Bus Monitor, count the children entering and tick every child that leaves
Your job is done if the ‘ins’ and ‘outs’ tally, I give you a register and pen for that
But that is not all, must search every nook and corner of the bus in the end
Like you are looking for hidden treasure, if you draw blank, it’ll be a pleasure.
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Categories:
precautions, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Free verse
My sensible precautions list
Make sure you do not need the toilet before stepping into a lift.
If you drop something pick it up before a packrat or a magpie sees it.
A good book is always worth having when in a waiting room,
Waiting for a bus or train,
Or outside a clothes shop waiting for a partner or friend,
To finish trying on everything in the shop.
Learn animal sign language,
For early warning of Earthquakes, floods and twisters.
Make a list of everything you give for free to the charity shop,
So you do not end up buying some or all of the items back.
Be prepared to make a run for it if you hear the words,
"Is this of any use to you".
Check potential partners for signs of hoarding.
When you child says but Dad,
Always best to stop what you are doing,
As chances are you are about to make a dumb mistake,
That can be used against you for years.
Always have a pencil in your pen drawer,
As finding a pen that works,
When you need one is never a given.
Planning a trip ahead of time,
Leaves more hair on your head.
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Categories:
precautions, age, analogy, appreciation, art,
Form: Grook
Precautions
covid-nineteen
coronavirus;
how will folks survive it?
self-quarantine
social distancing;
do these precautions work?
staying at home
hours morph into days;
when will normal return?
monotony
makes time run so slow;
does it ever speed up?
folks feel hungry
running out of food;
do stores still deliver?
short of money,
folks are not at work;
should they spend their savings?
it's frightening,
people are dying;
is it safe to go out?
folks can't believe
what is happening;
when will it be over?
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Categories:
precautions, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Verse
Rules of Thumb In the Present Situation
Self-isolate, keep cool, don't plunder.
Keep six feet away,
or it's six feet under.
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Categories:
precautions, angst, death, health,
Form: Rhyme
Do the Five
help stop coronavirus - public service senryu
real danger that lurks
moments of forgetfulness—
wash your hands often
real danger that lurks
moments of forgetfulness—
cough into elbow
real danger that lurks
moments of forgetfulness—
stop touching your face
real danger that lurks
moments of forgetfulness—
stay six feet apart
real danger that lurks
moments of forgetfulness—
feel sick then stay home
3/18/2020
The 5 precautions are part of a public service announcement Google is running. May all keep ever vigilant in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Categories:
precautions, anxiety, future, science, sick,
Form: Senryu
Reset Actions and Precautions
Whinging utterly pointless, act
To change the perception you project
Cursing utterly uncouth, exercise tact with the contact
Whom you desire to reject with the respect
They least expect even when they suspect
Their exploitative tendencies piss
You off big time as you ought to protect
The best asset you own even if you don’t diss
Repellent contacts from whom you gain
Pain and strain as they pursue self serving agenda
But claim they’d do their level best to regain
The trust you once offered despite their utter disregard of the gender
Balance which in the new millennium
Projects fairness and awareness
Of the high premium
Socialites put on the happiness
Parties to a social contract deserve
In the way they die for each other
Sacrificing without reserve
Ensuring on each other they lump no sea of bother.
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Categories:
precautions, poems,
Form: Free verse
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.
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Categories:
precautions, vacation,
Form: Rhyme