Tap the weather should be fine <br />A picnic lunch sounds good <br />Our trusty old barometer <br />Shows signs we really should <br /> <br />A basket full of goodies <br />Fresh salmon that looks grand <br />With porkpies from the oven <br />Good portions must be planned <br /> <br />A final bowl of salad <br />Beside the crispy pears <br />Checked gingham cloth to put it on <br />We won’t be needing chairs <br /> <br />At last the hamper fastened <br />Another tap no change <br />Our trusty old barometer <br />No movement that seemed strange <br /> <br />No matter that won’t stop us <br />All packed and off we go <br />We settled by the river-bank <br />Where it began to snow <br /> <br />The pork pie crusts went soggy <br />Our salmon slipped away <br />When we get home it’s in the bin <br />For leading us astray <br /> <br /> <br />© 2008 David Threadgold <br />Rambling Riddles
