THE BOHEMIANS

I took the car the other day

Filled up the tank and drove away.

I hadn’t planned a lengthy trip,

I’d gone out with a shopping list!

But then a playlist popped up on my screen,

A new one specially made for me,

It featured all my favourite songs,

I turned it up and sang along.

Suddenly I felt this urge

To keep on driving and see the world.

I called a friend down in the dumps,

It cheered her up, she said she’d come!

I picked her up near Rotterdam,

Then headed south, down to Milan.

We parked the car, got on a tram,

Our mood turning bohemian.

We did some shopping, bought clothes, some food,

Then found a park to have a snooze.

Woke up at sunset, met a man,

Who said he a camper van.

A camper van, we thought, how nice!

We asked him to please name his price.

A deal was struck, we moved right in,

Then drove away with happy grins.

We travelled down to Sicily,

Went skinny dipping in the sea.

We gathered shells, made jewellery,

Embraced a new life as hippies.

We crocheted shawls and bedspreads too,

We made a killing, I tell you!

We knitted cotton, silk, mohair,

The tourists loved our handmade wares.

Last month we felt the need for change

So packed the van and drove to Spain.

We pootle around, we dance, we sing,

Enjoying life and making things.

(This one comes with a Playlist )