The Retreat To Beat

At the writer's retreat we were given ½ hour to write a poem.
This was the 1st of several challanges we were given.


THE RETREAT TO BEAT

A writer's task is sometimes hard
Their life is full of woe,
Unfinished verse can follow them
Wherever they may go.

So when our group decides to go
And have a fall retreat,
Unknowns can spring surprisingly
No matter where they meet.

They're found with food, their plates piled high
You'd thought they'd never eaten,
Each stuffed their mouth so very full
Like some poor starving Cretin.

But do they write great works of art
Their souls to elevate?
Heck no my friend they choose instead
To sit and meditate.

And does that inspiration help
Their writer's block to hide?
Well what you see is this result
And now you must decide.

But keep in mind, it's early yet
We've only just begun,
And if things go downhill from here
We've had a lot of fun.

So Gene, Maria, Ashley girl
Michelle and Debbie too,
Whatever we accomplish here
I've liked this time with you.


. . . and I really did!