Camping Is :

Tiny, angel faced, fuzzy headed, little girls with baggy pants, bowed legs, toddling about.

A Wet Minnie Mouse towel hanging on a makeshift clothesline,
alongside others with college logos's and Elvis ;

Fifty something year old women in skimpy, ill fitted bathing suits,
unaware that gravity has shifted when they were not looking ;

Noisy, gas, golf carts loaded with teenage boys,
looking for golf carts loaded with teenage girls ;

Pot bellied, old men looking at golf carts full of teenage girls...wistfully ;

A big swimming pool full of screaming kids, splashing and pushing
their very best pal under the water ;

Cooking aroma's wafting through the park at five o'clock each evening ;

Camp fires burning until dawn ;

Fat ladies eating huge piles of ice cream stacked on a cone, 
vowing to diet next week ;

a young couple with two babies renting a cheap, on-sight camper,
waiting for fancier digs, when they hit the lottery ; 

A young father, beer bottle in hand, pushing a child in a stroller round and 
round the park, until the baby falls asleep ;

Old men pulling into the park with rigs costing more than a house,
not to be out done by the guys that came before  them.


I LOVE CAMPING !!!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Mcmurray Avatar
July 15, 2010 at 4:57 AM
And your observations of it are spot on and filled with wit and truth. I enjoyed this very much Gail and felt the commonality of the camp site. Nice write. tom
Belt Avatar
July 13, 2010 at 11:09 AM
LOL Great write Gail.....Larry
Rich Avatar
July 12, 2010 at 6:34 PM
Enjoyed this write tonight. Please check out my latest criminals part 3 when you have time.. ofcourse the story isn't true. Have a great day.
Rich Avatar
July 12, 2010 at 4:32 PM
Enjoyed this poetry here.. love your use of words and have a great day.
Brown Avatar
July 7, 2010 at 4:12 AM
I enjoyed reading your poetry today Gail. I wish you the best always. Love, Carol
Fox Avatar
July 6, 2010 at 1:52 PM
You've captured the essence of camping very well here! Very warm and funny !
Devonshire Avatar
July 6, 2010 at 1:17 PM
Some witty descriptions of camping in this poem, Gail. Really enjoyed the line about the 50-something aged women in their "ill-fitting" swimsuits. Saw some yesterday while canoeing and had to stifle my laughter. Fun poem! Love, Carolyn
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