Busy, Busy, Busy


Busy with the work,
& busy with the play.
Busy with the others,
& too busy for today.

Busy with the stories,
& busy telling lies.
Busy is as busy does;
I'm busy too, goodbye!

Logo with 'Richard W. Saunders' text and a red wax seal-like design.

*Fox & Thistle Studio passionately invites minstrels and musicians to weave our verses into melodies of their own — and to share the song with us if you do.

*this poem is available for sale as a breakup card here, and is also featured in our article Goodbyes, Asides, & Otherwise with information on it's backstory.

Inspired by and dedicated to Kurt Vonnegut.

All poems by Richard W. Saunders, presented by Fox & Thistle Studio.


Person on a unicycle under a rainbow reading a book.
Cat's cradle string game illustration. Front image on Fox & Thistle Studio's exclusive 'Cat's cradle card'.
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