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the caravan

my children moved to scotland
said "ma, won't you come too
we've bought a farm with lots of land
we'll take good care of you"
so once again i packed and moved
to ayrshire's western shore
with rolling hills and craggy isles
can't wait to tell you more
we bought a little caravan
in which i might abide
it was not new, but second hand
they took us for a ride
the water pump, it failed to work
the fridge would not stay cold
but otherwise the van was fine
it was not all that old
of course there was the seeping smell
of leaking gas and such
but if you did not try to cook
it really was not much
i learned to turn the gas line off
and never strike a light
after all this was my home
don't want it to ignite
there was a tiny tiny room
contained a porta potty
quite useful in emergencies
and when your bowel is knotty

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