The Sick Day Story
It feels lousy to be ill, but sometimes a day in bed can be just what you needed! Enjoy our Sooper silly ode to staying home from school or work.
Sick Day
Beginning around December,
A sniffle makes you remember
That when your nose begins to run,
Ah yes, Cold Season has begun!
And then the next four months you’ll style
(Unless you’re on a tropic isle)
The most annoying set of clothes
Intended to protect that nose
From getting runny, blocked or stuffed.
So now they’ve got you wrapped and puffed
In coats and scarves and gloves and boots
And even one-piece bodysuits.
Every day: “You’ll catch a chill!”
Or: “Bundle up. You might fall ill!”
In rain and wind, you mustn’t dare
Let any patch of skin be bare.
(Even though it’s actually true
That where we spread our germs and flu
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