Magnificent Dumb-Ass
Intro: Incredible adventure of Lawn-Chair Larry. 1982–California.
Forty-five weather balloons tied to his lawn-chair
Cold beer and jugs of water for ballast
Pellet gun to shoot the ‘loons when he was done with his fun
Waved his girlfriend g’bye, didn’t want to see her cry
Afraid her dumb-ass boyfriend was gonna die
Cast off! Larry and his lawn-chair did fly
Sixteen thousand feet straight up into the sky
I ain’t lying; jet airliners zooming right by him
Cold, cold air up there where he didn’t dare
Shoot the pellet gun to end his fun
Just windblown, frozen terror; no way to see the beauty
Of Long Beach below or the Pacific vista beyond
Like the rest of us on our own short flight down here
© ChairmanWow 2023
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I thought at first that this was just a ”flight of fancy” until I realised that this amusing poem was relating a true event, corroborated by Wikipedia. I found it an enjoyable read and the only niggle was Caste off which should be Cast off.
Thanks Luigi. I fixed it.