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They thought of it as a starter home
but it was more of a fixer-upper
than they'd hoped;
The awning was down,
the power was out,
and the nearest hardware store was
hundreds of miles away
at best.
The chores piled up
and there was always something else
to do
as if they'd waste away
otherwise.
Sometimes they just wanted to
trade records with the neighbors
and sit watching the water.
After a few summers there
their ride disappeared.
They kept hoping to come back
but the elements
brought down the cottage
into the water.
They never did have the neighbors over,
though they did hitch
their camper vans together
and drink vodka.
Did they all look longingly
at the Moon overhead?
but it was more of a fixer-upper
than they'd hoped;
The awning was down,
the power was out,
and the nearest hardware store was
hundreds of miles away
at best.
The chores piled up
and there was always something else
to do
as if they'd waste away
otherwise.
Sometimes they just wanted to
trade records with the neighbors
and sit watching the water.
After a few summers there
their ride disappeared.
They kept hoping to come back
but the elements
brought down the cottage
into the water.
They never did have the neighbors over,
though they did hitch
their camper vans together
and drink vodka.
Did they all look longingly
at the Moon overhead?
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