Another List Didactic

For Children of All Ages

Rotate your tires and planets frequently

Turn your soil into something pretty dirty

Make your garden grow in soiled earth

Stay out of the sun (the surface there is hot enough)

Remember first things first are better the second time around

Set your alarm to stun

Wake up early when you want to steal the dawn

Stop doing that it hurts

Emphasize your words when talking in your sleep

Repeat them to your spouse when you awake

See what happens next

Never ever drive without a car (a vehicle will do)

Ride a roller coaster if you must

Take a bag lunch, you will need it later

Walk on tidal forces into tomorrow

Take medication if you really want to feel the pain

Read every label that comes your way

Don't talk to strangers who count your sheep

Keep your own company in a mirror 

Wash it, kiss it, cover it in blankets once a week

Turn off the light to see why things glow in the dark

Work at being a kinder gentler nation

Leave affection to the professionals

Pay attention if you are listening 

Forget the beginning about rotating things

Let them spin to reach their own conclusions 

Just finish when you stop reading this

Author's Note

This is a "list" poem. It is also a didactic poem.