Tahoe Vacation

This poem was written in North Shore, Lake Tahoe at the condo of our friends, the Gerbers. It was a return trip to the condo. We had been there with another couple, the previous year and it was a trip plagued with hurt feelings and misunderstandings. We had planned to go rafting one day and hiking the next. The rafting trip turned out great. Everyone had a good time and the weather was very pleasant. The next day the weather turned cold and in fact it snowed in Truckee. So from then on the kid had to watch videos and entertain themselves. It turned out to be a fairly nice trip and went a long way towards erasing the memories of the previous trip.

Gale L. Wolfenbarger
26 May 1988

Tahoe Vacation
Our families have returned	Another hour of rolling dice
To Tahoe's magic spell.	And adding up the score.
To prove that we can live in peace	We've sat around and talked so much
Without a living... oh well.	Our tongues and butts are sore.

Our children have their sticker books	Yes, we've come to have some fun
And painted finger nails.	And share some time together.
Our wives have got their credit cards	And that's just what we all have done,
In search of clothes and sales.	In spite of wind and weather.

The condo still has all its charm	We've eaten till our jaws are tired.
With hangers you must hunt.	Our tummies think they'll pop
The doors and sills still shield the cold	Anyone with common sense
And still require a grunt.	Would have the brains to stop.

We sailed the Truckee on a raft	We'd like to thank the kids for all
And squealed at every curve.	The things they haven't done.
The crew was valiant to the last	And Dave and Nancy for being hosts
Though some had lost their nerve	Of days and nights of fun.

We came to hike the Sierra's trails	We love you for your happy smiles
And revel in her show.	And all the things we lack.
But mother nature played a trick	And if we've not offended you,
And now we're shoveling snow	We hope you'll have us back.

We watched T.V. until our eyes	Gale L. Wolfenbarger
Were rolling in their place.	26 May 1988
We played the games we'd brought from home
Till none of us could face.