Campbells Bay School Bus Bay

Bonnet Sonnet was donated by anonymous with the view to raising consciousness of safe driving habits around the school. Thank you anon for your timely and thoughtful contribution.

Bonnet Sonnet

When you drop off your kids this morning

in the bus bay of Campbells Bay School

please try to consider child safety

by following this one simple rule:

cars turning left please take the left lane,

those indicating right do what's right,

don't cut across lanes for convenience

you'll give Mr McGowan a fright

(not to mention the poor children crossing

between hazardous bumpers and wheels;

just think, is two minutes you're saving

worth the nightmare of terrified squeals,

the end of a life full of promise

and a hefty jail sentence no doubt?)

Wait your turn in the line quietly

or McGowan will be forced to shout

“for the sake of five minutes in bed

save a life, take the school bus instead”

And for those with an observant eye

who've noticed this isn't a sonnet:

use the same observation when driving,

keep your eyes on the child, not the bonnet!

Anon.