It’s February and Ellie E
Should not be left alone
For every February it seems
She breaks another bone.
Last time it was her collar bone,
The time before her hip,
And sure enough this February
She had another slip.
This time her other hip has snapped,
This time they had to plate it,
Unlike her other hip fracture
When they just replaced it.
All her friends are taking bets
On what she’ll break next year,
But Ellie will have none of it,
She simply will not hear.
So, in January next year
We’ll put her into care,
Confine her to a padded cell
Until Spring is here.
We’ll clothe her in a safety suit
And strap her to a bed
So she’ll have to break another bone
In January instead.
And sure enough in January 2012, she did!