Room with a Bath

(Dollar and a Half)

I was standing in the shower

at a very early hour.

My hair was full of shampoo.

My body was lathered up too.

I heard the telephone ring

but i ignored the damned thing.

While looking for shaving cream

I remembered last night’s dream.

I’d biked on a mountain trail

and then it started to hail.

Just as i had headed down

a sign announced a ghost town.

I was cold, hungry and tired.

a bath was what i desired.

“Room with a Bath” the sign said.

but i found the ghost town was dead.

Walt Abbott 7-15-2011