A Day In The Country

A DAY IN THE COUNTRY

I was sittin around the house the other day
Watchin some ole tv re-run
When I got to thinking what a bore I had become
Doin nothing, an breathin in that urban smog
Jus sittin around the house, lookin like a bump on a log
So, I thought it might be nice if I got away
I could take a drive out in the country for a day
Had pretty much in mind where I would go
Ill drive out to the farm and see Aunt Millie an Uncle Joe
So I loaded up my oxygen bottles,hoses an such
I never knew the darn things weighed so much
Packed some nappies wippies b/p meds and inhalers to go
Threw in a couple pair of underpants. Cause at my age
Well….. you just never know
Got everthing packed and in the truck
Ran back and got an extra set of keys
Probably will need them knowin my luck
Started backing outta the driveway an darn near ran over the cat
Got half way down the alley…. An darn if I didn’t have a flat
Finally made it out to the farm, walked up on the porch and knocked
OnThe door, aunt Millie answered and her St. Bernard knocked me
To the floor, she was in the kitchen canning peppers and making
hot sauce. Got me a spoon and took a tastes of the sauce she made
Good Lord…… I thought I had swallowed an exploding hand
Grenade Was walking out to the barn to see uncle Joe. When I slipped and fell in some horse dung that was laying there on the path, Got some in my eye and a chunk in my ear.
Raised myself up and was brushing off
When the darn horse bit me in the rear
Finally made it out to the barn and found uncle Joe
He was feeding a cow called Llilybelle,and a bull named Moe
Said it was good to see him and asked how it was going
When the darn dog started barking and Lilybelle kicked me in
The groin
Well, the day finally came to an end
So I told them good-bye and that I’d try to see them again
I’m back home now sittin on a pillow in my easy chair
A patch on my eye and an ice bag…. Well you know where.
Thinking about the lovely day I’ve had
Saying to myself…. These darn tv re-runs aint all that bad

Poem by: jerry brown
09/02/2005