trip poetic asides

 And That’s Just the Way I Like It

 

An eight-hour drive to Denver

It is a long way just to sit

With short stops, we are on our way

And that’s just the way I like it

 

We got our red Peru team shirts

What a relief that it does fit

T-shirt necks always feel too tight

And that’s just the way I like it

 

We had dinner and then we heard

With flexibility and wit

We’ll play it by ear with a smile

And that’s just the way I like it

 

It will be hot and lots of bugs

We brought some spray to not be bit

We’ll get to know each other well

And that’s just the way I like it

 

We’ll build and help with the children

To all of this we did commit

And we were taught this phrase to say,

“And that’s just the way I like it.”