Confusion Poem by Gillian M Hart

1
At the front of a boat,
As you may know
Is the bow.
Or does it rhyme with now?
Anyhow -
If you hire a boat for a row,
Then when in the middle of the lake,
Into it you throw
The oars:
Those on the shore,
Might say something like,
"What a stupid So-and-so! "
A companion would say
Something worse.
And your row would become a row!

2
If you commit the sin,
Of putting black rubbish sacks
In your re-cycling wheelie bin:
The refuse collectors
Will refuse to collect
The contents.
You may tear up the note they leave,
Or tear s come to your eyes.
But get it right next time,
Or the bin will be left -
There's no surprise.

3
If you have a field
That with crops you want to sow.
Don't harness a cow and a sow,
To pull a plough.

4
It's better to live
'Within your means'
Than overspend, so as
Not to appear mean.
This truth is stark,
If you borrow money from
A loan shark,
They won't leave you alone.