You men in orange with the hard hats

Directing traffic this way and that ...

Luminescent colors of green, yellow, pink and blue

Aren't anywhere near as vivid as the orange on you



It stands out and shows we must avoid the pitfalls

From which you direct us away, moving us all

Whatever it is you do to cause your delay

We know it's just a mandatory thing on this day



Whether it's road paving needed, or tree trimming

Telephone repairs, or some cable interims ...

You have decided they must be done

And so you delay the traffic some ...



Slowing us down with your orange signs

Making us drivers have to realign ...

Rearranging our very own priorities

For you men in orange have greater ones than me



- Tristram



(c) Christopher W. Thomas

10:45am Monday, June 22nd, 1998