is my rural escape
just beyond acres of endless fields
and old abandoned homes
lies a river I've come to know well
with a dock I've come to call my own
and a patch of grass to hold my temporary shelter
where I can play my favorite card game for hours.
It seems like every year my trip to Maupin comes at the perfect time, as I desperately seek an escape from every day life. In Maupin, routine is nonexistent as well as obligations and concerns. It is here that I can lay on my dock and enjoy a good book until only the sun has worn me out, I can raft down the river and lose all track of time, and I can reminisce with good friends about all the good times. For these reasons, Maupin has become my summer escape. Correction: my favorite escape.