Good morning campsite
Good morning downpour
Good morning leaking tent
Good morning mossy teeth
Good morning call-and-repeat songs
Good morning squealing kids
Good morning frontal migraine
Good morning exhausted Leader
Good morning miles of soaking wet tarp
Good morning ratchet lines
high above tippy-toe-elevated,
outstretched fingertips
Good morning
saturated washcloths
straining on clothes lines
Good morning soggy muffins
and sticky paper liners
peeled and eaten in quiet gratitude
from damp camping chairs.
Good morning water-logged
shredded cheese packets
swimming in red coolers
Good morning well-traveled
clementines in orange mesh bag
Good morning laminated trail maps
with rainwater inside
Good morning sleeping rolls,
yoga mats and air mattresses
that multiplied overnight
Good morning water bottles
smeared with grime and grit
Good morning open tailgate
with rivulets of brown sludge
dripping into the passenger seats
Good morning scampering Scouts
sprint-walking across deflated tents
in hiking boots caked in mud
Good morning toothbrush,
finally discovered
Good morning troop,
rain or shine,
we have each other!
