A self satisfaction of ramblers
Is making it’s way round the lakes
Armed with walking poles, backpacks and Gortex,
And all the equipment it takes.
They tramp up and down Lakeland hillsides,
And tick off their ‘done this one’ list,
Scarfell, Scarfell Pike and Helvellyn,
Plus one or two more that I’ve missed.
Most of these ramblers are teachers
Escaping the classroom from Hell
SATS, GCSE’s and assessments,
Assemblies, playgrounds and the bell.
My biggest objection to ramblers
Is not all the kit that they lug,
Or their ticking off hilltop achievements,
It’s the fact that they’re so bloody SMUG!
© Lynne Joyce 04.09.2010 Near Coniston