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As the world spins

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On awakening one morning

Feeling rather blue

I felt as though I had the flu,

But as the day went on

I started feeling quite chipper

So I slid out of bed

Right into my bedroom slipper.

I turned on the computer

To check the daily mail

I do this every morning without fail.

Junk mail as usual,

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But this is not where the story ends.

I had a cup of coffee,

A bowl of cereal too,

Because this is my daily regimen

And something I faithfully do.

I returned to the computer

To regale the tale of my travail

Because as the day went on

My suffering again prevailed.

The feeling I awoke with

Was plaguing me again.

My head began to swim

As though in a tizzy

The room began to turn

I felt rather dizzy.

I called the doctors office

And was told that he was busy,

But if my ailment was serious

I could see his partner Lizzy.

After a thorough examination

And several ums or so

The doctor then told me

What I had and what I ought to know.

You have a bout of vertigo

And with this you must move slow

Because if you have a dizzy spell

Itโ€™s down on your face youโ€™ll go,

Iโ€™ll give you this prescription

Take these pills three times a day

The medicine will help balance you

And make the vertigo go away.

This is a common ailment

For people as old as you

You must be very careful

About things you normally do.

Take it easy

For a day or two,

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If itโ€™s the prescription

You want to renew.

Now that Iโ€™m feeling better

And my old self-good as new

Iโ€™ll thank the Lord in heaven

For my health He has renewed.

Tom Fenning

7/25/2006

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