camping

Yes we've been camping...in the rain
although the sun came out to feign
a summer for some moments here and there.
The tent developed leaks along
a zipped up window. Canvas: strong
but loses water-proofing year by year.
We saw the new year in with friends
and sunbathed when the clouds had rends.
We feasted nightly on good food we shared.
A tv star and poet I admire
stayed next door but to my ire
I never even glimpsed his manly rear.
And in the sky a twinkling red
(or orange) light was spotted. Dread
of UFOs should make us shake with fear...
But we were keen and watched it 'til
it disappeared. It was a thrill
And daily articles showed lights weren't rare...
This week we read about the scam
pulled by a beach-bum family man:
he'd sent up lit balloons when nights were clear.
And heck, why not? He really got
the people talking. It was hot
gossip. Contrast with tsunami news: severe.

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