Adrenalin Rush (from Riding the Greyhound)

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jwesley
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

0 posted 2012-12-30 10:03 PM

Adrenalin Rush
(from Riding The Greyhound)

It was weather
that shook us.
Hard driven rain
and wind, almost cyclonic,
that made us rock
with every gust,
raindrops sounding like hail
bouncing off tin-roofed shacks.
"May have to stop,"
said Big Grey Dog's driver,
"almost can't see,"
just as a Semi,
the length of a ship
tore by,
shaking us nose to tail,
driving our right side wheels
into rode-side gravel.
Grey Dog slid to a screeching,
sliding stop,
leaning heavily,
it's four right-side rear wheels,
clutched by the mud and gravel
of the shallow, road-side ditch.
Lighting cracked,
thunder boomed,
someone screamed "Oh my God!"

Then - Silence.

For long moments, silence.

Grey Dog's interior lights came on,
flickered,
steadied.
Everyone was looking at me,
standing in the center of the aisle.
It was me, that screamed,
and the fear,
the adrenalin rush
that clutched my heart
was only, just now,
beginning to subside.

I'd seen some strange and crazy things,
had my emotions touched
in ways I still feel,
have felt high and low,
but Oh, Grey Dog . . .

What a ride!

© wesley james beard, jr.
december 30, 2012

Victoria

Member Ascendant

since 2000-08-12

Posts 5869

1 posted 2012-12-30 10:13 PM

We used to get alot of hail in Amarillo.
I scream like that all the time, makes my husband so mad haa! I hate the traffic.
Enjoyed Jimmy and Happy New Year to you and yours.

~Victoria

ebonygirl
Member Elite

since 2011-07-14

Posts 2000
California U.S.A

2 posted 2012-12-31 01:10 AM

A scarry ride, indeed, J!
Enjoyed,
Ms. E

Ethern
Member

since 2010-07-01

Posts 150
on a plane

3 posted 2012-12-31 06:32 AM

i am not disappointed to find that this piece has been crafted with stark imagery that is characteristic of your work. this quality commands the imagination and captivates the reader, and that is what i enjoy most when reading your posts.

[This message has been edited by Ethern (12-31-2012 08:06 AM).]

BluesSerenade
Member Patricius

since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

4 posted 2012-12-31 01:07 PM

I can see and feel and smell all the elements in these tales you tell.
These slices of life are wonderfully entertaining.

Best to you in New Year jw~

Spiros Zafiris
Senior Member

since 2002-10-20

Posts 982
Canada

5 posted 2013-01-03 06:31 PM

..nice one, Mr. Wesley..much enjoyed..

..spiros
~~

Richy
Member Elite

since 2003-05-03

Posts 3050

6 posted 2013-01-03 09:42 PM

Jay Dub my sweet friend, this is one of the very best pieces of your, gray dog, series.. wowzie!

i can just see your eyes as your standing up clutching the straps or poles of that big silver oscar meyer weiner bus haha..

oh my the experiences you must have had riding those miles on top of that silver pooch..

passing shadows
Member Empyrean

since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

7 posted 2013-01-04 11:37 PM

man, the only rush I got from riding was when Border Patrol set the dog go on the bags and arrested 3 people, one of which had what looked like 10 lbs of weed. I just don't understand it.

I don't believe i will ever ride the grey dog again in my lifetime.

nakdthoughts
Member Laureate

since 2000-10-29

Posts 19200
Between the Lines

8 posted 2013-01-05 10:35 AM

I haven't been on a grey hound in years and I think only once or twice in my lifetime...that was a scary trip,jw.

wishing you a safe and happy new year
(especially if riding the hound)

M

Richy
Member Elite

since 2003-05-03

Posts 3050

9 posted 2013-01-05 11:45 AM

hahaha the last two replies from you ladies cracked me up as i came back to re read this.. 10 lbs of weed Dixie, and the person probably didnt even share a little bitty doober did they, shameful.

Hey Jimmy, I guess some people just arent cut out for the open road..

now once i get these smelly shoes off I'll play you all nine or seventy three songs or so, on this new harmonica i just found on the street.. les ride... .....

love these stories..

JL
Member Ascendant

since 2004-04-01

Posts 6128
Texas, USA

10 posted 2013-01-08 06:10 PM

"I'd seen some strange and crazy things,
had my emotions touched
in ways I still feel,
have felt high and low,
but Oh, Grey Dog . . .

What a ride!"

And what a smile I have at this ending!!
Great read, my friend, great read!!!

JL

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself.
Maranatha!

Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-29

Posts 7115
South Africa

11 posted 2013-01-09 12:29 PM

Thoroughly enjoyed this ride, Jimmy. We have our share of cloud bursts here so I know about driving almost blind. I don't scream though, just grit my teeth.

Helen

Amaryllis
Senior Member

since 2010-05-20

Posts 1306
Mi now

12 posted 2013-01-09 09:56 AM

You take the reader along with you here on this harrowing ride...very descriptive (and I would've screamed also!) Lol

Best,
Amaryllis

ThisDiamond
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-02-22

Posts 9353
Michigan, USA

13 posted 2013-01-10 09:15 AM

Captivating Jimmy, you sure do have a way with words...yes, play 'em like a fiddle, surrounding your subject and bringing it to life in oils! Enjoyed! TD

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