three day camping trip

sally wants to go camping,

and because i like her so much, 

i say okay.

she shows me the list of things

we need to buy

and bring for this weekend 

adventure.

wine is at the top

and beer.

then bug spray,

bear repellant.

an antidote for snake venom.

and pretzels.

what about food, i ask

her as she neatly folds

the pup tent for the trunk.

oh, right, she says.

a pound of kale.

some spinach.

two apples and some dried

apricots.

can i add hot dogs, i ask her.

sure.

but low nitrate hot dogs,

and organic mustard.

we need to sharpen up

the knives too, she says.

and i think we're out of shotgun

shells.

so what will we do for three

days, i ask her.

mostly singing around

the campfire and drinking.

sometimes we play

charades, or talk

about our problems with

men and children.

while we sing 

becky likes to play the spoons,

and jimmy

strums his banjo.

what about aspirin and earplugs

i ask her.

oh, right. i have those

in my purse.

but not to worry, there's a

7-11 at the campsite if we

run out of things.