Part II to My Poem,

Rain – Glorious Rain!

 “They all gather ’round my teepee,
Late at night tryin’ to catch a peek at me,
In nothin’ but my buffalo briefs;
I got ’em standin’ in line”

Tim McGraw,

Indian Outlaw

My penchant for ‘the natural state’

Dates back to my earliest childhood days

When I delighted in stripping off my diapers

Giving me sheer joy and freedom to play

Several years later in my teenaged years

I loved skinny dipping at the old rock quarry

But ever since I’ve reached dreaded adulthood

This penchant has often made me quite sorry

On my very last day of active military service

I shed my uniform and strolled off base au naturel

And I was extremely fortunate the base commander

Truly had a profound sense of humor after all

And as I now get much older and much more senile

I often forget that our home drapery is see-through

And when one of our nosy neighbors tells my wife

My life long penchant usually makes her quite blue

That’s when I always attempt to explain to her

That we all arrived very naked into this earthly life

But my very sound explanations always fall on deaf ears

As they did with my mother - they now do with my wife

My latest rubber ducky episode with Mrs. Jenkins

Has now truly left my dear spouse more than blue

And she has very disgustedly informed me

That my ‘rompin in the raw’ days are through

She has also notified all of our neighbors

That she has instructed me to finally behave

But I truly fear that I will once again somehow forget

For with advancing age we humans can become depraved

My spouse very recently went out shopping

And bought me several new pairs of shorts

And I’ve valiantly vowed to change my heathen ways

But irritating my neighbors has become my new sport

Dear Lord please help me change my natural tendencies

And please don’t let me forget my sacred vow tonight

And please I beg you dear Lord don’t let it rain once again

For skinny dipping in our yard is just too tempting a delight

“I ain't lookin' for trouble,
We can ride my pony double;

But my dearest Apache wife,

Please don’t scalp me tonight”

©2005, Eddie ‘Au Naturel’ Kostro