the department that handles
all communications
has gone on an extended
European vacation

they wont be back on the job
till sometime in late May
so all senders of messages
will be in for a long delay

should an emergency arise
and help be required
just know that the department
was holiday inspired

they weren't thinking
of our vital exchanges
nor of the distance between
our country's vast ranges

with a bit of luck they'll return
early from their furlough
to get the communication lines
back to a gushing flow