Discount Tent by E. C. Baumann:
Mother nature summons a tempest
Ruffling flaps, will you survive her test?
But zipper’s broke and I get no rest
Looks like I didn’t choose the best nest
Could be worse, I dare to jest.
No, here comes the flood, will this shelter withstand
Or be inundated by rivers of rocks and sand?
Why oh why did I choose this brand?
This tent is just not meant to be on land
I’m going back to REI to see what they have on hand.
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photo by darkuncle
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Discontent by E. B. Browning:
Light human nature is too lightly tost
And ruffled without cause, complaining on -
Restless with rest, until, being overthrown,
It learneth to lie quiet….
Ay, shouldering weights of pain,
We anchor in deep waters, safe from shore,
And hear submissive o’er the stormy main
God’s chartered judgments walk for evermore.
P.S. Thank you Sally for the inspiration!
” – EM
