We all know the dangers
Of sun tan and burn,
But sometimes the hard way’s
The one way to learn.
Though doubtless he’ll brown
Like a nice piece of toast,
At present my son
Is a bright, beetroot roast.
Unusual sunshine
Had brought him outside
To a place where the sun
Left him nowhere to hide.
Out there, in the garden,
He has a nice bed
Where his feet can go up
As he lays down his head…
The sunlight was pleasant
And lulled him to drowse…
And what with the jet lag,
He just didn’t rouse…
This morning he glows
As he faces the day…
Scarlet, vermilion…
No more to say…
The screams that erupted
When he hit the shower?
A lesson, in learning
About solar power…
So readers beware,
Never sleep in the sun
Lest, instead of a tan
You end up overdone.
Oh Lordy Nick!!!!!
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Exactly… and a few other choice words too…
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I’ll bet! Ouch!!!
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Yep…
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Sore!
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Very, so he (and the screams from the shower) tell me…
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Ouch.
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Jet-lag and sunshine do not mix well…
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oops -wow!
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Yep 😦
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Ouch!
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Indeed…
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Reblogged this on Die Erste Eslarner Zeitung – Aus und über Eslarn, sowie die bayerisch-tschechische Region!.
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Thanks, Michale…hope the sun came your way too 🙂
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Thank you. Yes, the sun now also shines in “bavarian siberia”. Have a nice week ahead. 😉 Michael
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You too 🙂
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Ooch! Can feel the heat from here… 😮
Do they still make calomine?!? In such large quantities?
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He’d need a fair bit… he’ been wearing aloe…
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That one is going to hurt 😦
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It does seem so…
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I can relate, ow. My fair skin has burned many times in my years of never learning. 🙂
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I’ve never really been a sun-worshipper myself and prefer to keep covered as the mozies seem to like me too much.
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I don’t like being hot 🙂 so I don’t plan and relax in the sun. It’s times like when we took the boat out for a quick ride, and at the far end of the lake we had motor trouble. Our cell phone was at home along with the sun screen and bathing suit cover. 🙂 I seem to get caught unprepared at least once a year.
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I know that feeling… it always sems to be in extreme weather, hot or cold, when you get caught unprepared 🙂
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Ouch!!!!! I know that feeling….
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I have vague memories of lobsterhood too….
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Reblogged this on Anita Dawes & Jaye Marie.
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Thank you, Jaye x
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Ooooh, poor Nick!!! That looks sore!
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It still is…he’s wincing as he moves…
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Oh! Poor Nick! 😱
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He’s still bright red…
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I do feel so sorry for him, joking aside it must be so uncomfortable! Painful even!
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He winces a lot 😉
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Ouch!
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I feel his pain. I had a sunburn some years back. I hope he feels better soon. 😦 — Suzanne
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He’s definitely feeling the heat 😉
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Rather lucky he decided not to do a whole naked body snooze in the sun! 😀 … I’ve had some nasty sunburns, but never quite that much all at once. May he tan and not blister.
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He sems to be not blistering… but still glowing!
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Oh my! Poor Nick. Your poem was so whimsical I wasn’t expecting to see so much sunburn. Hope he heals quickly and without blisters.
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No blisters, thankfully, but still sore!
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Has he tried taking aspirin? It’s supposed to help with sunburn.
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He won’t take any pills unless forced, Michelle.
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Well, I hope he turns a nice shade of tan soon.
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oooops xxx
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