Rules for a Roundabout

Ed Riederich 1974 (United States)



Rules for a Roundabout

Let me put it to you in a roundabout way
The rules of the road some dont obey

Here in this circle you will see every bad driver
Speaking out of experience as a survivor

Round and about I've seen too many fools
So let me go over some roundabout rules

#1 Follow the arrows on the ground
This makes a big difference I have found

There's a reason they painted those arrows in white
So if the arrow points right hey let's go right

#2 I will say this rule and try to be polite
But how about looking left before going right?

Turning your head is a game changer
Keeping you from hitting that stranger

#3  Bro you gotta stay in your lane
This rule I should not have to explain

#4 Don't drive through one like a torpedo
Especially while eating a Chipotle burrito

I tried it once before and it wasn't nice
My truck was filled with cilantro rice
 
And eating a burrito and talking on your phone
Doesn't really work in a roundabout zone

Thanks for listening to what I've said
And for being part of this driver's Ed
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Submitted by What_Ed_Said on June 26, 2021

Modified on March 13, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme X AA BB CC DD EE EE BB FF GG HH II JJ
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,011
Words 198
Stanzas 13
Stanza Lengths 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

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