The Staycation
The Staycation
By Elton Camp
Horace used to take an elaborate vacation
The economy changed it to a staycation
He’s employed but the future he does fear
So decided to vacation at home this year
He won’t use the time & money it’d take
For him to pull his boat up to the lake
Although fishing he still thinks is cool
So decided he would try it in his pool
The maintenance contract had expired
And a new pool boy he hadn’t hired
It looked the worst he had ever seen
The water was murky with algae green
So Horace rigged up his pole and line
But he didn’t find the fishing to be fine
He kept on trying well into the night,
For his effort, he got a mosquito bite
If jobs keep moving to a foreign shore,
Of this type thing, we will see even more
Some Chinese child parents urge to eat
“The Americans are starving in the street”
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