Billy Blunder

One rainy morning
Without any warning
A large umbrella crossed the street
Big, black and shiny
Covering someone tiny
And all that we could see were two small feet

In and out the traffic
Dodging here and there
That umbrella went with a Don’t-Care air
I said in wonder
Who is that down under
Hugging that umbrella like a teddy bear

Horns started blaring
Everyone was staring
At that strange object in the street
Big black and shiny
Covering someone tiny
And all that we could see were two small feet

Then a young policeman
Called out from his beat
“That umbrella there has a boy down deep”
He swooped down under
Pulled out Billy Blunder
Just a tiny truant from his morning’s sleep

Now Billy Blunder
Who was once down under
Recites by heart his safety code
“When you are out
In rain or hail or thunder
Hold up your umbrella when you cross the road!”