Chatham - Signs of our times

In the front lawn of our vacation rental, a gravestone marker,

Apparently a doctor, a son of a pastor,

He treated those small pox sick,

and succumbed to the disease himself in 1766.

The Chinese ate bats in wet markets,

Hatched corona but didn't tell the world before they spread it,

Now we have mathematically incorrect signs calling for 6 feet of separations,

Where the sides of the square are shorter than the sloped inclinations.

Seals can attract sharks,

So don't swim in the dark,

Never mind the water temperature is 43.3 degrees farenheit,

and you'd die in 20 minutes after putting up a good fight.

Lurking in the sand dunes,

is a sign warning of great white goons,

Please spare me the signage,

we're a hundred meters in from the ocean edge. 

This beach is closed for migratory birds,

including piping plovers and terns,

A bright triangular orange warning sign,

works in conjunction with a thin red line. 

We're in Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge,

the winds are strong and the waves are huge,

I'm working from 'home',

trying not to sound like i'm at the beach while i take a call as i roam.

Isn't it apparent?

A smelly toilet for men on the right and women's washroom on the left,

that this structure is a restroom,

and not a guest room?

Warning. No lifeguard on the hill,

You know the drill

No swimming no wading,

nor diving nor waterskiing

N95 masks in the sand,

corona virus trash hard to understand.

There's no one around to social distance from,

why bother wearing one?

In front of lighthouse,

commissioned by thomas jefferson,

A strange hazard sign sprouts,

"rough Danger bar"  illuminates for none.

No dogs allowed on the beach,

they take a dump off the leash,

and make a mess of people's unsuspecting sneakers.

Smelly misdemeanors.

Strong currents,

will take you out to sea,

as deterrents,

we post ugly signs as a desperate plea.

As if it wasn't enough,

We post one sign after another,

So we can stuff,

Your mind with clutter.

Please don't feed the seals,

It's harmful and illegal.

Marine mammals should make you feel nervous,

Because they feed sharks which are dangerous.

Chatham

Lighthouse

Sea

Sunset