APPALACHIAN ADVENTURE

First day on the AT

Pretty damn nasty

Pack heavy, legs ache

Cranky’s pretty cranky

The Roller Coaster is a section

With many ups and downs

But Cranky couldn’t get to it

Without being drowned

The abnormal amount of rain

Turned little streams into torrents

Sticking to the trail

And he be a casualty of Florence

So he took to a country byway

Which was no fun

A very hilly road

Dodging trucks on the run

With a mixture of people

He ended up in a hostel

Tight quarters but clean sheets

Some folks reading porn, some the gospel

The “Trail” in Appalachian Trail

Is somewhat misleading

There is certainly some trail

But also many rocks a’heaving

Young folks skip along

But old folks and balance aren’t compatible

Each rock is a potential disaster

Threatening a major medivac debacle

Plus this old folk doesn’t know how

To pack only essentials

He carries everything

Including his Medicare credentials

Spent one night at a shelter

No one else was there

Only companion was a lizard

At least it wasn’t a bear

Did twenty-one miles in four days

Or 'bout five miles a day

Not very good if you’re young and strapping

But when your expiration date is near

It’s what’s happening