A WAX JOB

Capt. Jim went overboard with the wax,

Giving his boat a coat.

Keeping his craft seaworthy,

Meant keeping his boat afloat.

He waxed the deck.

He waxed the rails.

He waxed the mast,

That held the sails.

He waxed his boat,

From stem to stern.

Getting that shipshape shine,

Was his main concern.

The deck sparkled and shined,

And it sure looked nice.

But Capt. Jim had a problem,

The deck was now slick as ice.

Capt. Jim couldn’t stand up,

Without falling down.

Every step he tried to take,

Was followed by a crashing sound.

Capt. Jim went slip sliding away,

And disappeared from sight

He was never seen again,

And they searched day and night.

Now the moral of this story is,

You can over wax a car,

And still have a shiny coupe.

But go overboard waxing a boat,

And you’re on a slippery sloop.

Michael D. Schafer

© April 5, 2017