Rate:0.0 / 0 votes

The Great Outdoors

Robert St-Laurent 1951 (Hull)

Mosquito bites and black fly itch
Poison ivy by the ditch
Loon calls keep me up at night
Spiders take another bite
Leaky tents on dampened ground
What made that frightening snarling sound?
And this is why I abhor
What some call the great outdoors

About this poem

Dedicated to Dave Luck, inspired by a conversation with him about a family camping trip.

Font size:
Collection  PDF     
 

Written on August 14, 2021

Submitted on August 17, 2021

Modified on April 28, 2023

13 sec read
32

Quick analysis:

Scheme AABBCCDE
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 239
Words 45
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8
Full analysis for The Great Outdoors »

Discuss the poem The Great Outdoors with the community...

0 Comments

    Translation

    Find a translation for this poem in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "The Great Outdoors" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/107257/the-great-outdoors>.

    Powered by CITE.ME Cite.Me

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    April 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    5
    days
    21
    hours
    2
    minutes
    102 entries submitted — 48 remaining

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Our awesome collection of

    Promoted Poems

    »

    Browse Poetry.com

    #ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    Who is credited with creating the first poetry slam event?
    A Victor Hugo
    B Marc Smith
    C Grand corps Malade
    D Kerry James