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Open Poetry #13

Road Hum

jwesley
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

0 posted 2001-04-27 09:02 PM

Road Hum

Miles and miles of concrete and blacktop
passing under my wheels.
Hours and hours of road hum,
DJ speak, radio music,
tears drying in the wind of open windows,
lonesome rest stops,
hamburger joints
the temptation to drink.
Another night,
another campground,
me and my tent,
cooking fire,
coffee pot…
"Hello."
Two blue eyes,
dishelved dusty-blonde hair,
dirty clothes,
thongs and chipped, red toenails.
"Sure like some of that coffee?"
Long summer night flying past in moments,
hours and hours of talk, hugs…tears.
Sharing of souls between campfire and tent,
coffee long gone, not needed.
Morning light,
two blue eyes,
dishelved dusty-blonde hair,
dirty clothes,
thongs and chipped, red toenails,
leaving…because
I'm going home,
where love was strong,
and will be strong again.

w. james beard, jr.
© March 2000

[This message has been edited by jwesley (edited 04-28-2001).]

Denise

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Member Seraphic

since 1999-08-22

Posts 22648

1 posted 2001-04-27 09:28 PM

Great writing! I enjoyed this very much!

Sunshine

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

2 posted 2001-04-27 09:40 PM

To think of strangers meeting, sharing, caring, never to see one another again.

Good read!

Temptress

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Member Rara Avis

since 1999-06-15

Posts 7136
Mobile, AL

3 posted 2001-04-27 09:43 PM

Here's to hope, eh?

I loved this.

still d-i-s-c-o-n-n-e-c-t-e-d
I am bound by this, you see...to become Night's sole mistress, and I am jealous in my endeavours for his attention.

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