Another Silly Season

 

 

 

We are in the silly season

With Christmas as its goal

And with the day quickly approaching

The silly are becoming bold.

 

The motorists on the street

With the pedestrians in between,

Both oblivious of the other

Heading for an awful scene.

 

The honking of car horns

And the ignoring of the same,

Yes, we are in the silly season

At this Christmas time again.

 

“Wait, whuh wrong wid you?

That ain got no horn?”

And if you dare to honk the horn,

The look is one of scorn.

 

“Wait, you cahn wait?”

You hear this on honking a horn,

“You had better tek it easy!”

The offended is likely to warn.

 

For stretches on the highway

Lines of vehicles you can see

And some are cutting in and out

Not caring about anybody.

 

 

Roundabouts are blocked up

By injudicious motorists

With ZR vans still forcing through

Willing to take the risks.

 

The city stores are crowded

And the country malls likewise

With the villain plying his trade

Like a shopper disguised.

 

The prices have definitely risen

The bargains have decreased

But the shopper is intent on procuring

That desired furnishing piece. 

Having discarded the old set

It is time to buy the new

And there is no time like Christmas

That special project to do.

 

Severely out of pocket

But still in the spending queue

Since only after January and February

A payment will become due.

 

That practically gives to me

Three months to show off the new set,

After this Courts can repossess it

And I wouldn’t have a regret.

 

 

It’s the silly season again

On the street and in the home,

Housewives doing myriad tasks

And speaking on the phone.

 

“Uh just burnt the stupid meat

And de pot boiling over too!

This is because of this lot o’ time

I’s spend on the phone wid you.”

 

It really could be worse,

The house could have been burnt

But in the Christmas silly season

Such lessons are not learnt.

 

 

Listen out for housefires

Though I pray there won't be any

But it’s around the Christmas time

That people are mostly silly.

 

It’s another silly season,

We are almost back to the norm

But there is still a COVID directive

So my friend, be warned!

 

Stewart Russell © December 12, 2022

 

COVID-19 Protocols

Social distancing

And the washing of hands.

Please incorporate both

In your everyday plan.

Once available

Use water and soap,

This old fashion method

Will help you to cope.

Use a good sanitizer,

Keep hands from the face

Especially when in and out

Of a public place.

Protect the little ones

As best as you can

And consider the elderly

Be it woman or man.

 

No Q in the Community

But queue in a line,

Any urge to boar

Please patiently decline.

Sneezing and coughing?

Avoid being seen

Especially in public,

Self-quarantine!

Stay at home!

Only go out if you must

And keep a good supply

Of the necessary stuff.

 

Remember the front-liners

As they do their work

And our unceasing prayer

Would surely not hurt.

Stay away from crowds

If any you see,

Whatever they are doing

Just let them be.

Listen to the news

Especially G.I.S,

This information source

Is definitely the best.

Follow these protocols

To kill this COVID-virus

And be extra careful

On the ZR and the bus.

Stewart Russell © March 2020

First Day Back

 

Back to school

After the long one

Preparing to be early

Ever since dawn

Government buses scarce

Minibuses to the aid

ZR vans up and down

Also plying their chair

New classes, new forms

New schools too

New uniforms and bags

Everything new

New pupils with parents

Hovering close

Streets full of children

Quite a host

A few wails and screams

Among the new

Uncertainty and fear

Troubling a few

Terminals full of students

Some in a queue

The big ones getting ready

To push on through

The schools spruced up

Await each charge

A few teachers around

Looming large

A hive of activity

A cacophony of noise

Back to school

For our girls and boys

Here’s wishing them

A productive year

They are in our thoughts

And also our prayers

  

We wish them success

As they study hard

With the likelihood

Of a better report card

Stewart Russell © September 2018