LIKE INTREPID SWALLOWS

They live in and around the city of Portland
Known for its pretty roses n’ tall firs of green
Nestled near Mount Hood’s vast vacationland
A city in expansion n’ growth unforeseen


Every fall a small band of friends gather
At a nearby place in a Valley known as “Tygh”
What route they take to get there doesn’t matter
It’s the fairgrounds of Wasco they seek occupy


Arriving in motor homes of every size n’ shape
Provisioned well with fine food, beer n’ wine
With RVs “Size does matter”
As one or two whip-out their measuring tape
Then share tall-tales of their travels, if so inclined

Everyone’s asked to dress their “Rig” for Halloween
Skeletons, cobwebs, pumpkins, monsters and the like
At midnight a witch riding a broom overhead is seen
Frankenstein often zooms by astride his motorbike


“Like Intrepid Swallows”


In mobile nests they do appear
Back in Tygh Valley year after year
Alas, after a few short days of mirth n’ fun
They break camp n’ fly home…one by one


ROTMS

(Dedicatedd to all the "Intrepid Swallows" of THOOAM)