SANTA CLAUS IS GETTING READY AT THE NORTH POLE-
SO THAT THE WONDERS OF CHRISTMAS EVE CAN UNFOLD!
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
AND WHILE HE PREPARES TO GET OUT ON THE ROAD-
THERE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT HE WANTS
TO SAY TO EASE UP HIS LOAD!
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
“DON’T EVEN FATHOM THE THOUGHT TO DRINK
AND DRIVE-
SO THAT ALL OF MY STOPS WILL INCLUDE
PATRONS THAT ARE SAFE AND ALIVE!”
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
“EVERYONE ON THIS HOLIDAY SHOULD HAVE
LOTS OF FUN-
AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT IT CAN BE
UNSELFISHLY DONE!”
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
“IF ONE FEELS THE DESIRE TO PARTY AND DRINK-
THEN ALL ONE HAS TO DO IS JUST SIT FOR A
MOMENT AND THINK!”
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
“BE SURE TO HAVE A SAFE WAY HOME FOR ALL
CONCERNED-
THE LESSON NOT TO, HAS BEEN DONE AND
MANY HAVE BEEN BURNED!”
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
“AND STOP AT THOSE RED LIGHTS IS WHAT I’D
ALSO LIKE TO SAY-
“FOR WHATEVER REASON YOU’RE IN SUCH A HURRY,
THAT ONE RED LIGHT ISN’T WORTH THE PAIN
CAUSED BY THE SCURRY!”
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
“I HAVE MANY STOPS TO MAKE AND I PLAN
THEM WELL AHEAD-
I JUST DON’T JUMP IN MY SLEIGH, AND HURRY
DOWN THE ROAD DIRECTLY FROM MY BED!”
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
” AS FAR AS ROAD RAGE THERE IS NO
SOUND REASON-
“TO GET ALL BENT OUT OF SHAPE DURING
THIS MERRY HOLIDAY SEASON!”
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
“RELAX, BREATHE DEEP, AND SIMMER DOWN-
FOR THERE IS MUCH TO SEE WITH ALL THE
HOLIDAY SIGHTS AND SOUNDS!”
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
“I’VE ENJOYED ALL YOUR LETTERS, E-MAILS,
AND A FEW PHONE CALLS-
ALONG WITH MY EARLY VISITS WITH YOU AT THE
NEIGBORHOOD MALLS!”
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
“BUT PLEASE WHEN YOU HAVE TO MAKE A PHONE
CALL FROM YOUR CELL-
DON’T MAKE IT WHILE DRIVING FOR I WISH YOU
STAY WELL!”
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
TOO MANY ACCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED WITH PEOPLE
USING CELL PHONES WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY-
THOSE CONVERSATIONS SHOULD BE HANDLED AT
ANOTHER PLACE OR ANOTHER TIME IS WHAT I’D HAVE
TO SAY!”
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
“WHATEVER YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT CAN WAIT SO
THAT YOU CAN KEEP YOUR EYES ON WHAT IS UP
AHEAD-
I HOPE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO WHAT
YOUR CONCERNED SANTA CLAUS HAS SAID!”
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
“IT’S ALSO SILLY TO WATCH TV WHILE DRIVING
IN THE CAR-
WAIT UNTIL YOU GET HOME IN A COMFORTABLE
ENVIRONMENT WITH NO OTHER THOUGHT AT HAND
TO ADMIRE THAT SHINING STAR!”
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
“AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I SAY TO YOU TO DO
WHAT I DO BEFORE I HEAD ON OUT-
I ALWAYS BUCKLE UP FIRST BEFORE HEADING OUT
ON MY ROUTE!”
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
“WITH ALL BUCKLED IN, THE RIDE IN MY SLEIGH,
OR IN YOUR CAR WILL BE AS IT SHOULD-
FOR SAFETY’S SAKE AS MUCH AS YOU COULD.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
“HO! HO! HO! NOW THAT I’M FINISHED PREACHING
ON THE SUBECT OF YOUR SAFETY FOR THE HOLIDAY-
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GET READY FOR ME, FOR
I WILL BE SHORTLY ON MY WAY!”
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
“A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR INTO THE
YEAR 2003-
MAY WE ALL COUNT OUR BLESSINGS THAT WILL BE ACCIDENT
FREE!
Three On The Lap While Driving (2012)
09 Apr 2022 Leave a comment
in Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times 2012 Tags: "Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times", Breakfast, Driving, Lap, Law, Newspaper, Not allowed, Pet, Poetry, Rhyme
1. Breakfast.
2. Newspaper.
3. Pet.
======================
All comfy and set-
Until a “not allowed” law
goes into effect.

Modern Mother Goose-On The Loose # 220 (Independence)
06 Apr 2022 Leave a comment
in Modern Mother Goose-On The Loose Tags: "Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times", Childhood, Church, Driving, Grandma, History, Independent, Park, Poetry, Rhyme, Stop, Store
Grandma didn’t want to stop
driving the car-
Even though she didn’t drive
very far.
Just a little trip to the store
and back-
Or to the hamburger place
to get a big mac.
And once a week to church
to pray-
Or to the park, on a sunny
day.
Yes, someone else could
take her, but she wanted
to stay independent-
To drive herself, wherever
she went.
Grandma didn’t want to
stop driving the car-
Even though she didn’t
drive very far.
-2010-
Three Unsafe Things To Do While Driving (2010)
05 Apr 2022 Leave a comment
in Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times 2010 Tags: Cats, Driving, Entertainment, History, Makeup, Mary Elizabeth, News, Poetry, Rhyme, Text, Things, Unsafe, Unusual
1. Text.
2. Put on makeup.
3. Carry your 15 cats with you.
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Speaking of a distraction-
With all of that curiosity going on.

Three Unsafe Things To Do While Driving (2010)
06 Mar 2022 Leave a comment
in Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times 2010 Tags: Cats, Driving, Entertainment, History, Makeup, Mary Elizabeth, News, Poetry, Rhyme, Text, Things, Unsafe, Unusual
1. Text.
2. Put on makeup.
3. Carry your 15 cats with you.
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Speaking of a distraction-
With all of that curiosity going on.
Modern Mother Goose-On The Loose # 908 (That Two Car Space Inbetween On The Road)
26 Jan 2022 1 Comment
in Modern Mother Goose-On The Loose Tags: Cutting, Driving, Generous, Inbetween, Lanes, left, Mary Elizabeth Rumsey, MEinRhyme, MMGOTL, Modern Mother Goose-On the Loose, No space, No way, Poetry, Rhyme, Right, Road, Squeeze, Tight, Too bad, Traffic, Two car space
To drive and leave two car spaces inbetween-
Is an event that is hardly ever seen.
.
Bumper to bumper is how it usually is-
In that serious road driving biz.??
.
For if you leave two car spaces in between-
An awful lot of cutting is generously seen.
.
Mack who has been driving in the left lane,
for a mile-
Will surely squeeze in, quickly, in grand style.
.
And Betty who has to turn suddenly, in order
to get her nails done-
Will dive into that sudden cut, you know the one.
.
And to think that these folks knew 3 miles back
that they were gonna need to be in the right lane-
Smartly so, riding in the left, with so much power to gain.
.
It’s just too bad, when they find no cutting space-
To go down further, to turn around, is what they will face.
.
To drive and leave two car spaces inbetween-
Is an event that is hardly ever seen.
To Carry A Heavy Load-While Driving On The Road (7)
23 Jan 2022 1 Comment
in To Carry A Heavy Load-While Driving On The Road Tags: "Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times", Bumper to bumper, Driving, Driving manual, Mary Elizabeth Rumsey, MEinRhyme, One inch away, Poetry, Reading, Rhyme, Safely, Three, To Carry A Heavy Load-While Driving On The Road, Writing
To re-read your driving manual, in the modern day-
To know that you need to get further back, instead of
driving behind another car only one inch away.
-2016-
Three That Will Not Be Using Their Cell Phones While Driving (2006)
08 Dec 2021 Leave a comment
in Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times 2006 Tags: "Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times", Adults, Cell, Childhood, Driving, History, Poetry, Rhyme, Santa, Texting
1. Adults.
2. Teenagers.
3. Santa Claus.
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Santa needs to keep his mind free and clear-
In order to watch the sky guided by his reindeer.
THREE TIMES TO CROSS OVER ON ANY GIVEN STREET IN A VEHICLE (2004)
22 Nov 2021 Leave a comment
in Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times 2004 Tags: "Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times", Behind you, Crossover, Driving, History, My choice, Not Yours, Other drivers, Poetry, Rhyme, Traffic
1. When you can barely make it across.
2. When you think that it is safe to cross.
3. When the car behind you wants you to cross..
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NO NEED TO HONK AT ME-
CAUSE I’M GONNA CROSS WHEN IT’S GOOD FOR ME, NOT
WHEN IT IS LIKE YOU THINK THAT IT OUGHT TO BE!