Blue Baggage

Seen at Sydney Art Gallery

ABC WEDNESDAY

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Letter 'B'

BLUE BAGGAGE

The carousel, the baggage, the labels, the ennui,

The waiting at the airport..... where else could this scene be?

Then I saw the people, waiting to depart

And I was really taken with this quirky work of art.

The travelers are baggage, just objects, nothing more,

Strewn around at the airport, on the seats and on the floor!

How long have they been waiting, and what might their 'contents' be?

Are they trapped for ever in some still eternity?

It's certain that I'll never know, but I lingered for a while,

Then I turned upon my heel and left, with a rueful little smile.

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DRASTIC MEASURES

Monty had an awful cold, and he thought it might be flu,
So he visited his Doctor to see what he could do.
The Doctor gave him several pills and suggested time in bed.
'You should be right as rain quite soon' the cheerful Doctor said.
Monty did as he was told, obeying to the letter,

But, sad to say, as time went by, he felt not one whit better.
Once more he sought the Doctor's help to battle his infection;
The doctor thought a bit and then he gave him an injection.
'Go home and rest and it will work in no time you will see.'

So Monty did as he was told, exactly, to a T.
Again the dreadful cold persisted; the worst he'd ever caught!.
Back to the surgery he went, quite feverish and distraught.
He pleaded with the Doctor 'For Pete's sake find a cure!
This snuffling and this hacking cough I really can't endure!'
'There's only one thing for it' said the Doctor 'Take a shower.

Then stand in front of an open window naked for an hour.'
'Are you crazy?' blurted Monty. 'It's winter-time and freezing!
I think you're making fun of me; you surely must be teasing!'

Then the Doctor said 'I'm serious! And this will work for sure!
Because then you'll catch pneumonia! And that's something I can cure!'!

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P.S.

Yesterday three-year-old Max had a cough so he stayed with us all day. Here he is 'magic' painting.