EVER WAKE UP TO NO ELECTRICITY?
IF YOU HAVE A WELL
IT’S NOT LIKE LIVING IN THE CITY
YOU ONLY HAVE ONE FLUSH IN THE TOILET
BETTER MAKE IT COUNT—YOU MIGHT USE 3 OR 4 TIMES
AND IF YOU LIVE ON A LAKE
WELL, YOU HAVE GOT IT MADE!
BUT, TO CARRY A BUCKET OF WATER
YOU’VE GOT TO BE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE
I TOOK MY BOTTLES OF WATER & COFFEE
POURED THEM IN MY POT
THANK GOODNESS FOR MY GAS STOVE
IT GETS HOT RIGHT ON THE SPOT!
HAD MY COFFEE
WHOOPS—TIME TO PEE
OH, I NEED TO GO OUTSIDE & FIND A TREE
TOO FAR TO CARRY THAT BUCKET
AFTER COFFEE I KNOW WHAT’S COMING
#2—I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY!
IF YOU LIVE IN THE COUNTRY
AND HAVE EMERGENCIES LIKE THESE
THERE IS ONE THING I KNOW
YOU NEED A LAKE AND A GAS STOVE!
Diane Harpole
12/16/2020