a poem

I've written a short poem in memory of this terrible, no good, very bad winter. I call it,

"Winter Onslaught 2011"

Frozen pipes, flooded floors,

Diarrhea coming out our drawers!

Strep throat, swollen glands

Lotion Puffs strewn about like Sahara sands.

Penicillin, Tamiflu,

some Tylenol for me and some DayQuil for you.

Vics vaporub, a bucket by the beds,

In case at night their stomach contents shed.

Catch Mom! She's passing out!

She'll be ok, her neck's just out.

Chickens are dead, cat's got a bum leg,

Strep throat again?! Influenza's a drag!

Power's out, record lows,

Finding a sub for work really...stinks.

Copays, amounts due,

Prescriptions cost an arm or two!

Call the doc, call the school,

boil the toothbrushes, this is SO not cool!

A word to the wise, when those birds fly south,

"If you don't want to be sick, keep your hands out of your mouth!"