Pack

An Ode to a Pack

Born in 1990

Light green and faded purple

Zips, hidden pockets and lots of straps

Macpac is your name

You’re faded and battered

Buckle missing

Zips are stiff

Inside you it’s crumbly

Cats bed covered with fur

Once an exciting life you lead

Oh the many places you’ve been

Scottish highlands chasing the morning mist

Dusty roadsides covered in red ants

Flung in the back of utes

Speeding through the African plains

A pillow on a long train ride

A seat to rest on when waiting

A slide down a snowy slope

Australia

Austria

Albania

Bulgaria

South Africa

Egypt

Morocco

Malta

Scotland

France

Germany

Slovenia

Check

Poland

Turkey

Macedonia

Losotho

Zimbabwe

Malawe

Kualalumpur

Soel

Spain

Portugal

Italy

Corfu

Isle of Skye

England

Hungry

Mount Ruapehu

Mount Taranaki

Waikato River

Rangitki River

Whanganui River

Zambezie River

South Africa

Now you embark on an adventure without me

Please do stay good and true

Serve your companion well

Oh long time friend, I love you