There is a lot to be said for this RV life
even though it might cause some strife
not usually with another who camps
but things that go wrong in a circumstance
RVs are notoriously weak
and those that own them try to seek
ways and means to make them work
something that cannot be shirked
for even if it is brand new
often as not without a clue
something will break and need repair
or the drains will not work and with despair
you rush outside and open the doors
to find the valves and just like before
you push and pull and hope that it works
and the water flows in fits and jerks
finally, it levels out
flowing smoothly from the spout
and then you look around to see
just what else is not working free
as one of the things with this RV life
and one that causes a lot of strife
is that things do not work for very long
and maintenance helps the things be strong
what do you expect when you drive the road
shaking the RV with the load
things move around and sometimes break
or leave a mess in the wake
but still even with all of this fuss
for me RV living is a must
as I enjoy the open road
or park at new campsites which often show
the reason why we like this life
even though it has some strife
just me and my two little dogs
living our life and no ones the boss
though I am the human with all of the clues
between them they tell me just what to do
and we live together without any strife
the dogs and and me and the RV life.
Written 12/04/2022. Read my other poems at https://pondblog2011.com
5 responses to “Travelling Around”
You’ve had your share of things breaking in the last few months so maybe now things will calm down.
Not going to happen. This is an RV after all…
I have to write about this sometime soon, but I spent much of 2021 working in RV campgrounds in Montana. So I know exactly what you’re talking about! I feel like everyone’s RV’s were constantly having problems, although they were usually minor issues that could be fixed easily.
I had a brand new one straight off the lot that had water heater problems and it was less than a couple months old. Sometimes, buying a new RV is not always the best thing as a good used one has a lot of the bugs already worked out.
I imagine that used RV’s would be cheaper than brand new ones, too? That would certainly be a plus.