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After the Vacation

Vacations let you sneak away
And block out from your mind
The problems and the obligations
That you leave behind.

The paint job that is overdue,
The bills you need to pay;
The birthday gifts to buy
All freeze in place when you’re away.

The emails you must answer 
And appointments you must keep
Create a pile vacation brooms
Beneath the rug will sweep.

It’s lovely to be burden-free
When in a different place,
But coming home, reality
Just smacks you in the face.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019




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Date: 7/30/2019 1:26:00 PM
Your consistency makes your already wonderful craft majestic. Yet another lovely piece. This is really great..
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Date: 7/27/2019 4:47:00 PM
You would know ilene. You little world traveler you. :) <3
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Date: 7/24/2019 6:40:00 PM
My daughter would stick a gold star on your forehead for this one! Aloha! Rico
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Date: 7/24/2019 10:46:00 AM
Haha reality sucks, went to Turkey for six weeks once, all the post ( mostly junk) cost a couple of trees their life and the lawn was 2.5 feet in height. It was worth it though, luckily we had WiFi so got rid of all that junk.
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Date: 7/23/2019 7:29:00 PM
what a cute idea, vacation brooms. This is clever!
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Date: 7/23/2019 6:46:00 PM
Aw, there's no place like home anyway.... I crave the familiar in my old age; didn't use to... Sounds like you prefer vacationing. Enjoyable read, that's for sure. Best wishes, Gershon
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Date: 7/23/2019 6:38:00 PM
Spot on Ilene. It doesn't hit you until you come in the door! I loved the humor in this realistic piece! xxoo : )
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