September Remember

Into the ninth month

I almost cannot believe

That the year that just began

Is going with such speed.

Not too long ago

We were saying Happy New Year

Now can you believe it?

Eight months have disappeared.

September is noted for a name

Sixty-two years in the past,

Hurricane Janet I mean

What a shadow she cast!

Her name is simultaneous

With the month of September,

Hence the expressed need

For us all to remember.

Check all of your torchlights

Make sure that they work,

Have a good supply of batteries

From this do not shirk.

Canned foods and imperishable items

Sugar, flour and biscuits,

An adequate supply of drinking water

You don’t want to risk it.

Trim the tall trees

And secure the loose items,

Of flying galvanize

You don’t want to be a victim.

This should have been done

Before the month of June

But if you haven’t done it yet

Now won’t be too soon.

I know that times are tough

And the food cupboard is bear

But regarding the hurricane season

We must be prepared.

  

So put by a few things

Since a hurricane can happen

And don’t wait till the same hour

That the hurricane threatens.

Avoid that kind of rush

For that is too much stress

And whether it happens or not

You’ll be prepared nevertheless.

It’s back to school for the children

And we wish them all well,

That education is important

To them we must tell.

You’d recall Sparrow’s song

About the need for education

And the important role it plays

In deciding their vocation.

So on this the 1^st of September

Let us give God the praise

And let us trust Him even more

Throughout the coming days.

Not much more to be said

I trust that you have a plan,

Here’s wishing a great September

To every child, woman and man.

Stewart Russell © September 2018