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Good luck, Dale Jr.
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Good luck, Dale Jr. |
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Abe Senior Member
since 2003-05-28
Posts 694Looks like Vero Beach, FL until the end! 
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DALE EARNHARDT For more than twenty years He ran those ol’ stock cars Now, he’s racing in the Heavens In and out amongst the stars. Less than half a century He spent here in this place But, made his mark in history And there’ll always be a trace. He left this world doing the thing Closest to his heart Now he’ll race forever With a brand new “green flag start“. He’ll be missed by many Fans, friends, and family But if we look to the sky I know that we will see His number “3” flash by Bumping, a star or two To let all know, he’s there Like he always, loved to do. Del “Abe” Jones February 19, 2001 I BET HE IS! I bet Dale’s lookin’ down sayin’ "Now, wasn’t that some race We took first and second And almost, a third place". I bet he’s saying, "Sterling, You sure took me for a run, And I can’t remember when I’ve had so much fun." We swapped a little paint And shared each others rubber You gave me the race I like And I love you, Brother". Del “Abe” Jones 2-20-01 RIDING BY HIS SIDE I bet Daddy was a’ grinning When, the checkered fell And hollered out, "That’s my Boy!" (As if, we couldn’t tell.) Little E said, "He was with me.* Said, Dale was riding by his side And I bet he shed, a tear too As, his heart swelled with pride. It’s three years since we lost him But, Dale never went away ‘Cause he's riding ‘round with Junior On each and every, racing day. Del "Abe" Jones 2-15-2004 CASTING HIS OWN SHADOW Well, Dale Junior did it And, in an awesome way After his Dad won the first time Eleven years, to the day. I think there were two drivers In that carSaturday night Junior was at the wheel And Dale calling shots, just right. A guiding hand upon his shoulder And a voice there in his mind Saying, “You can do it, Junior! Because, we are a special kind.” Sometimes in the shadow And now, he casts his own And I’m sure Dale’s proud Of the man, he’s grown. What a fitting tribute From Junior for his Dad All the glory of the win But, some ways, still sad. They say, time will heal all But, there’ll always be that space Left by that Number 3 car In every NASCAR race. But, that was an indication That we might see it all, again As Junior carries the tradition And then, all of us will win. 7-8-01 Del "Abe" Jones Mankind's greatest accomplishment is not the revolution of technology, it is the evolution of creativity. copyright 1984 More poet [This message has been edited by Abe (02-14-2011 12:08 PM).] |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Ah, memories, and future hopes. Thank you, Abe. |
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easy1 Senior Member
since 2010-05-22
Posts 1209Southeastern USA |
Very well put. That was a nasty and unskillful act that took Dale Sr.'s life, yet I saw part of Dale Jr.'s recent interview and you have done the story so far justice here. |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
I've never been a fan of racing but you have expressed this well. M |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Abe, I have no idea who you are talking about, but the tears are streaming down my face, brought on by the beauty and sensitivity of this suite of poems. Owl |
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