Twas early in the morning

round 5-ish I’d surmise

watched a fox, through my binocs

prior to unexpected attacks.

Then, yesterday was cancelled

due to bad case of the runs

dropped me and stopped me

so squarely in my tracks

~~~

Waves and waves of nausea

sea legs, jellified -

frailty untold, shivering cold

though temperature soared outside

Churning and griping

Thoughts became confused

Took to my bed, helped clear my head

Alka Seltzer had been tried

~~~

The time dragged by so slowly

as I slept and drank and ran

late afternoon, and not too soon

was beginning to repair.

It came to pass, thankfully

And now I’m in the clear

All that remains is the pain

of a red raw derrière