SYDNEY
gales of dust
wild windstorms
trees upturned
ferries cancelled
planes cancelled
trains cancelled
health warning
for asthmatics
stay indoors
two days now
have plenty of food water grog
christmas cake mince pies
candles movies music
could hold up here for a month
easily
thanks nana for the advice
no matter what
always have provisions
water and cash
never talk to strangers
never open an umbrella indoors
never read coffee grains ( only tea leaves )
never look up at the sky on valentines day
(if you see a robin flying overhead you'll end up marrying a sailor)
if you break a mirror bury the shards in the moonlight
(otherwise seven years bad luck )
never attempt to make mayonnaise if you are menstruating
never leave the house without wearing clean underwear
(in case you get hit by a bus)
and always have cab fare
grandmas are treasures
sensible and strange advice
passed down through the ages
Poetry Pantry - Poets United
My goodness! Stay safe down there. Wouldn't want you being blown away in the storm out to sea where you might spy a sailor. ;)
ReplyDelete(Seriously, please take care.)
Your posts are always full of such riches and variety!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your concern...It only lasted for two days.
ReplyDeleteSo glad it is over.
DeleteThat grandmotherly advice leaves me smiling.
ReplyDeleteMy Grandmother was quite a character:)
DeleteThis grandma and my own Grandmama must've known each other. Their wisdom--even the wild bits--certainly keep lives (and, yes, can often entertain).
ReplyDeleteLove the string of advice. They truly make me think of my Grandmama. Bittersweet.
I love holing up in a storm. I recognize a lot of Grandma-wisdom in your poem from things my Grandma told me.
ReplyDeleteThat was wonderful! Love the mix of practical and strange. :)
ReplyDeleteOh this was delightful...grandma's advice is so interesting and how we listen to that wisdom.
ReplyDeleteDonna@LivingFromHappiness
Love this. My grandma had advice like this. The one she said most was: "Prepare yourself with an education. Then you'll never have to depend on a man to support you." And she may have only finished 3rd grade.
ReplyDeleteEspecially the first part of this is us in California as well--loved this although this finds its way into the heart--in good and painful ways
ReplyDeleteGlad that the storms lasted for two days only — having all those provisions must have been good.
ReplyDeleteHa! I really enjoyed the grandma advisory poem — some sensible, some strange indeed. :-)
The climate is just letting us know what to expect over the next 50-100 years. We've been careless and now we have to pay the price.
ReplyDeletewow, what a windstorm but it looks like you are well prepared for it
ReplyDeleteand grandma's advice, some may sound strange, but she has your interest at heart.
Grandmas are certainly to be treasured
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