Homework for Monday! Reading

HOME SICK

By Mark Beaumont, M.Ed.

I woke up this morning

With an everyday thought

…It was not the weekend

That this day had brought

In fact it was Monday

The worst day of ‘em all

We all felt the same

That school was no ball

I wanted to play

Not sitin’ and schoolin’

Life is for playin’

 Not sittin’ and droolin’

I’d stay at home yet

Enjoy the day free

As freedom’s my goal

From school that I’d be

But how can I do it

Escape the whole day

And play in the fields

As it was Saturday

Running with friends

And chasing down fun

Playing and playing

‘till Saturday’s done

                                              

But how can I do it

Monday morning’s a pill

So maybe I’ll fake it

That I’m real super ill

So I told mom and dad

That I just wasn’t right

I started to feel it

In the mid of the night

They let me stay home

From school in a flash

This was even better

Than piles of cash

Ten minutes later

They both left for work

Freedom is now

What I get as a perk

With them off to work

 I sat on my throne

On my perfect day off

In my big empty home

 I’d have to get crafty

And get on my way

In order to make

The most of my day

So I ate up my breakfast

And went out to play

But after ten minutes

I just didn’t stay

The weather was perfect

My race mood in place

With only one person

A much boring race

So I gave up on sports

And decided to think

What game could I play

So this day didn’t stink

And what I decided

Was games were not fun

Unless you were playing

With friends by the tons

So I’d go read a book

 And then watch TV

And I’d be just as happy

As happy could be

So I got my new book

And started to read

As reading is dandy

Quite dandy indeed

But after some minutes

I turned into stone

The book had just bored me

Straight to the bone

The day was not going

So perfectly swell

I’d have to reverse it

So magically well

So TV was next

On my things-to-do lists

To ward off the boredoms

With the shaking of fists

So off to the couches

To cozy right in

Where comfort and pleasure

Would make the day win

Win with delight

As the shows would unfold

With chips and a blanket

In case it gets cold

So I hunkered on down

And snuggled just right

And started to watch

With little delight

TV was no fun

Did not set the tone

On my perfect day off

In my big empty home

So, I’d give it a thought

And have a plan B

So, I could have fun

So, happy I’d be

But what would go next

Without friends by the ton

My next move was special

To make this day fun

So I wandered around

And decided to eat

I’d head for the kitchen

On the tips of my feet

I got to the fridge

And opened the door

With eyes bulging out

I couldn’t want more

With loads of spaghetti

And buckets of goo

And pudding and ice cream

And other stuff too

I ate and I ate

But this did not quit

The boredom from coming

And ruining it

And as I sat there

And thought about this

My thinking was funny

‘cuz school I did wish

Though school wasn’t easy

All of the time

It beats being bored

With no fun to find

And as I looked up

To check of the clock

Seeing the time

I wanted to rock

Enjoy with my friends

While learning and play

And make something special

Of each single day

When Saturday comes

It’s time for much fun

With family and friends

And foods by the tons

But this was still Monday

And I was at home

And I was so bored

I was bored to the bone

That I promised myself

I would never do this

Staying home on a school day

And faking the sick

Because faking the sick

Did not make much funs

Especially missing

My friends by the tons