Going Camping....Not
This year for a vacation
Camping we did go.
It didn't have my vote,
I was outnumbered, wouldn't you know.
Camping is relaxing
And fun at any age.
Trying to start a fire
With two sticks and burning rage.
The fish, they won't bite
But the bugs certainly do.
And beans cooked over a campfire
Definitely taste like glue.
The weather man's an idiot,
Sunny and clear he said.
If I'd been warned about monsoons
I'd have stayed at home in bed.
The sunstroke from this afternoon
Has left me weak and sore.
At night the temperature drops
Forty degrees or more.
Would someone please explain
Why I thought this would be fun.
The people at the next campsite
Are showing off their gun.
They say they have a new dog
They got him just last week.
A cougar ate the last one
Who apparently was meek.
The lake is full of parasites,
Perhaps they ate the fish.
Vacation time next year
Maybe I'll get my wish.
While everyone else goes camping,
Off having all that fun,
I'll head off to a resort
And soak me up some sun.
p.s. based on true events
written Aug.10/2010 ,by Francine Roberts
entered in Constance's "Why oh Why" contest
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