Taking the PPC4 - 52 Weeks of Poetry

Prompt 21 (18th December 2023)

Carry On Camping Cuthbert

Cuthbert had a passion for camping
so intent was he on enjoying his particular pastime
that naught else would pique his fancy
picturesque places where one could pitch a tent
conceal oneself beneath the canvas and
oh the food
consumed in the open air
cooked on a campfire - of course
Cuthbert cherished each slumber in a sleeping bag
waking to the sounds of birds
or soft rain
each drop but a note in a symphony of syncopations
gleefully boiling coffee in a can over hissing gas
peering out pensively through the flaps
no demands on the day
permission to pursue his all consuming
passion