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Camping and Fishing

Covered in muck, dust, dirt and filth,
The rods were pulled from the shed,
Brought inside, through the kitchen,
And laid all over the bed.

And the tackle box was emptied of hooks and sinkers, 
Old lures, old bobs, and line,
Then the esky got emptied of the last camping trip, 
Of empty old bottles of wine.

All washed and dried with thick soapy water, 
Then packed to wait for the day,
When we’d all get up early and, with our tent and our beds, 
We’d simply just drive away.

And the day came along, we all left the house, 
Released from the old ball and chain,
We went camping and fishing, up by the river,
In a torrential, cold steady pouring rain.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Barden Avatar
October 25, 2017 at 7:06 PM
Sincere congratulations on your well-deserved win, Lewis - blessings and keep up the great work, my friend! :-) <3
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October 19, 2017 at 11:35 AM
Lewis, congratulations on your win. Hugs Eve ~`*
Raynes Avatar
October 19, 2017 at 4:59 PM
Thank you Eve.
Gauthier Avatar
October 18, 2017 at 9:48 PM
LOVED your poem. So disappointed that it missed a couple of twists to really tie it in to the SECRET TO HAPPINESS contest theme... I filled in the blanks.
Raynes Avatar
October 18, 2017 at 10:42 PM
thank you Line. great contest
Hoffman Avatar
October 11, 2017 at 8:01 PM
At least you got off to a good start lol! Sorry your fishing trip got rained on Lewis; this is a fun poem!~Che :)
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