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#1 Steve Seitel

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Posted 20 December 2020 - 04:04 PM

Sometimes, the mind wanders:

 

Two-Piece Two-Bit Travel Rig Blues

 

Analytical Logic is prone to insist

That an ideal travel rig cannot exist.

Still, it's a notion that's hard to ignore,

One that I've pondered quite often before.

 

Lying late awake, mulling the choices,

Hearing seductive soft murmuring voices

Conjuring odd notions of magical carpets 

That check all the boxes, hit all the targets.

 

My rig must go anywhere, climb like a Jeep

And do it efficiently; fuel isn't cheap.

Fast on the highway, with comforting ride,

Something to pamper an aging backside.

 

Full boondocking kit for choosing to stay

Wherever we are at the close of a day.

At the push of a button our camp is set up,

With coffee that's steaming in self-heating cups.

 

But not Spartan camping; rather the contrary.

With a comfy king bed and extensive library

Of classical works in leather-bound tomes,

The sort that you'll see in the most elegant homes.

 

Belay that! That sort of book never gets read,

So we'll take along trashy dime novels instead.

 

But my point remains valid; there's no need to rough it

With seven-channel audio blasting J. Buffet,

A wide-screen TV with satellite reception,

And a VR attachment to augment perception.

 

And (with spousal permission) a couple of maids

To rack up the pool cues, schedule parades,

And serve us some crepes all slathered with jam

With a side of tomatoes and maybe some ham...

 

When it's late and I'm awake, it seldom fails

That my mind goes a-hounding down disjointed trails,

From Blanding to Seuss, it's borderline creepy.

Let's call it a night. At last I feel sleepy.

 


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#2 Mighty Dodge Ram

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Posted 20 December 2020 - 04:14 PM

I’m glad to see that I’m not the only one who prefers dreams of vehicles to counting sheep. Thanks for the prose. 


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#3 Kolockum

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Posted 20 December 2020 - 05:16 PM

That is very good!


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#4 hebegebe

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Posted 20 December 2020 - 06:13 PM

Sometimes, the mind wanders:

Two-Piece Two-Bit Travel Rig Blues


Analytical Logic is prone to insist

That an ideal travel rig cannot exist.

Still, it's a notion that's hard to ignore,

One that I've pondered quite often before.


Lying late awake, mulling the choices,

Hearing seductive soft murmuring voices

Conjuring odd notions of magical carpets

That check all the boxes, hit all the targets.


My rig must go anywhere, climb like a Jeep

And do it efficiently; fuel isn't cheap.

Fast on the highway, with comforting ride,

Something to pamper an aging backside.


Full boondocking kit for choosing to stay

Wherever we are at the close of a day.

At the push of a button our camp is set up,

With coffee that's steaming in self-heating cups.


But not Spartan camping; rather the contrary.

With a comfy king bed and extensive library

Of classical works in leather-bound tomes,

The sort that you'll see in the most elegant homes.


Belay that! That sort of book never gets read,

So we'll take along trashy dime novels instead.


But my point remains valid; there's no need to rough it

With seven-channel audio blasting J. Buffet,

A wide-screen TV with satellite reception,

And a VR attachment to augment perception.


And (with spousal permission) a couple of maids

To rack up the pool cues, schedule parades,

And serve us some crepes all slathered with jam

With a side of tomatoes and maybe some ham...


When it's late and I'm awake, it seldom fails

That my mind goes a-hounding down disjointed trails,

From Blanding to Seuss, it's borderline creepy.

Let's call it a night. At last I feel sleepy.

Great! I can hear that with a C7 blues turnaround!!!
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#5 Avg.Joe

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Posted 22 December 2020 - 12:56 PM

Nice job Steve!
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