Kit Kelen #995 - what you'll need for the poets' picnic

995

what you’ll need for the poets' picnic

(first draft of the preliminary list) 

brave goer

(picnic-wise)

please bring

rug

tucker

tent if overnighting

I mean bring a plate

bottle of course

(how otherwise to toast?)

bring matches

togs – consider coast!

and bring some kind of lighting

bring fresh goss

and you’ll need poem with elbows for in

to recite or read or sing

come with kind words

or none at all

(we will require audience)

come perfect to the place

so shone, you’ll make us all reflect

though there’s no need to rhyme

come with a song in your heart

and you can be

the bouquet too

bring best weather

for inspiration

ukelele’s good

but a guitar is bigger

plenty here though if you forget

drum to beat, but lightly

a blanket is the picnic’s flag

sit upon or blow away

leave only crumbs behind

bring rain for the garden

while we sleep

hat or even several

cheese for dreams

but you can leave all aches and pains

gripes and grumble

they can manage

all by themselves

for a bit

bring boots you can remove

at the door

in case the rain persists

corkscrew or Swiss Army knife

good picnic sense

leave toil and strife

make this a Holy Day

I insist upon an opposable thumb

but keep it out of the trees

bring a game

a puzzle

something provoking thought

mustn’t forget the clothes

you stand up in

something to lie down with too

you can ride in

on your own horse

in a teddy bear suit of course

let’s not forget

your fond regards

I am sincerely yours