Grizzly bears appreciate
Your leaving cleaning up till late
And stringing up your food-filled sacks
At bedtime (not before). Free snacks!
Alaska?
When in Idaho
Do as Idahoans do
Which is…I dunno.
What’s Your 20? (Day 1)
Newport, Ore. to Boston, Mass. is
U.S. 20, end-to-start,
And in between the highway passes
Through this fractured country’s heart.
Mile Zero clear to Mile
Three thousand three sixty-five,
There’s that many things to smile at
On this nice country drive.
Cardinal Rules
I take a lot of pictures of
The sun just barely up above
Horizons, either making way
For night or lighting up the day.
The difference, if it matters, is
Its target on the compass, viz.,
Toward north when east and south when west.
Remember that: It’s on the test.
Haik
Some moths have no mouths
Which explains their outsized balls:
Moths do not need U.
Self-Examination
Having made it through the day
Unscathed, I’ll give myself an A
For Acting like I did my best
(Admittedly, a pass/fail test).
No Room For Error
I know I’ve overpacked, and yet
I’m missing stuff. Should I forget
Important items (which I will),
At least I’m set on overkill!
Avoid The Senate, Just In Case
September’s Ides are less well known
Than March’s, which made Romans moan
Who’d cast their lot with Julius;
September’s yet to mess with us
In quite the same poetic way…
Was that a jinx? Et tu, Tuesday?
Like BR’s French Vanilla
Planning ahead is effective, I’ll bet,
But last-minute’s simpler:
You get what you get!
Five Of Seven P’s
Proper prior planning
Is a prophylactic plus.
(I could be more colloquial
But I’m trying not to cuss.)
