The Dumbest Vacation Ever
Wake at 4 a.m. to watch
teardrops dribble down hotel windowpanes,
blur, opaque lights of the city asleep.
Buckets tumble steadily from the sky.
Now and then, a hair of lightning snickers.
Thunder rumbles a low,dark melody.
Zeus is the boss of me.
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Rain is forecast 90%
every day
all the time
until the moment
we step on the plane for home.
There’s meaning in everything.
There must be meaning in this.
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“a hair of lightning snickers” is a lot of fun
Truly the worst! I hope the meteorologists are wrong.
I had a vacation like that once. Nice poem!
You build the mood of this so well here. Also agree the lightning snickering is a great detail and that the forecasts are off
woe all around
really like: Zeus is the boss of me.
At least there was poetry
Love a hair of lightning
I often say, “You’re not the boss me.” I think maybe this will be replaced with Zeus is boss of me! Good poem.
Thanks everyone for your comments!
It gets better today.
I don’t get the Zeuss line, but I definitely relate to the rest. Best laid plans…