At Dverse tonight we’re making quadrilles with balloons. I decided to just hang around:
Ballooning away the entire day;
Sailing over my chores aloft.
Like Ferris Bueller skipping away,
Taking the whole day off.
Hay needs baling, cows assailing,
Ranch fences all fell down.
Not going back to the old line shack,
Till the foreman returns from town!
Poetry and Prose 
Love the thought of sailing over chores… some days do feel that way!
Thanks Thotpurge.
Oh, how I love this use of “ballooning” as verb – just allowing the day to carry you away. Wonderful, Walter!
Thanks Whimzy, it’s one of my favorite verbs
Ha.. for some reason I think this happened at work… very empty while the weather was excellent… sounds wonderful to sail over the chores.
For sure, Bjorn!
Ballooning away the entire day – just my kind of day Walt !
For sure, Grace. The best day working isn’t as fun as a good day shirking
Yup .Wonderful opening line and nice little poem.
Thanks Welsh, it’s a favorite subject
Fun reference to Ferris Bueller–that thought of somehow escaping the oppression of responsibility, ballooning.
I think about it most days, no work, no dough, no sweat
If you think it’s going to happen in retirement, I’m here to tell you, dream on.
Such a lighthearted and happy bit of verse. Thank you!
Thanks Beverly, goofing off is fun 🙂
Ha, ha! This needs some gee-tar music and a bit of a dance to go with it.
For sure Sarah, Yet haw! Glad I’m not on the ranch anymore though.
Oh this is just delightful 😀 and I love the reference to Ferris Bueller.. (an all time favorite movie) ❤️
He was my understudy, lol.
Oh what fun! How I wish I could balloon away from all my troubles
Just fold your hands and fall asleep. Your troubles will still be there when you wake up
Yes, they will.
What a cheerful and optimistic way to not go about chores, Walt!
Thanks Kim, I’m trying to perfect it, got to get back to procrastination
Thanks Kim, it’s a work in progress
I love the humor and the rhyming and taking a hike from the chores!
We do it all the time here, Rose. That’s why the house looks so screwed up
Nice rhyme and meter. Might as well enjoy the day if the foreman is also away.
Thanks Frank. He’s gone for good now. I’m retired
nice one! sometimes we need these sort of days, to leave some chores undone. While our hearts escape and go have some fun! Especially when we know no one will tell on us!
Thanks Single. They won’t, left them behind with the goats
Haha! “Hay needs baling, cows assailing,
Ranch fences all fell down.” What a day to play hooky!
Thanks, Gospel. In reality days off back then were few and far between. I got off early on rainy days, right after fixing water gaps, picking up dead goats, bleah😢
I think I know those cows!!! Love that line – cows assailing! This is great fun; thanks for sharing.
Thanks Jillys! Cows is fun, they make milkshakes and steak, butter and mow the lawn for free.
You can do a lot of unusual things in a day; don’t blame you for taking off. Nothing like a break from it all.
Thanks, Rosebud. They’re all days off now 😦
Sometimes, we need to let our chores sail away …
Thanks Truedessa. Mine sailed so far away I haven’t seen them for a long time
just lightening the day. fun write. 🙂
Thanks, it was fun
Glad to lighten your day
Ballooning away a day sounds like a great idea. I liked the sound of Bueller with balloon and Google filled me in on the clever reference 🙂
Thanks Janice
“Ballooning away the entire day” ~ i like this! Thanks for this delightful piece. 🙂
You’re welcome!
Ballooning and kite flying..a great pastime in March!
For sure Kathy. Blow my troubles away
Ballooning away a day sounds like just the ticket for me right now…and it would feel like the slow hiss of escaping air….love the imagery Walt.
Thanks Paul, just don’t forget to return
Always been an issue for me Walt 😉
That second stanza is just priceless!
Thanks Mama
Sometimes you just gotta take a break and not worry about the cows.
Thanks Linda
What a lovely rhyme, Walter! As light-hearted as air in a balloon!
Thanks Bekkie. To hide out on a work day is fun, now and then, but not now and then
Retirement can be so easy-going. One day drifts softly into another. Easier to let go of “have to’s” and balloon the day away. I’m in my fourth year. Loved the read, Walter. ❤
Yes maam, lots of day, lots less money. But, the extra time is handy. Now I understand why my crazy neighbors spend so much time in the yard, got nowhere else to go lol
Sounds like a fun day. ..until that foreman gets back, anyway
He never did come back, neither did i