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VAS
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

0 posted 2002-08-22 12:33 PM

Olde Cars

he seems to have a passion
for old, olde cars
the older the better
the older the deader

how do I know,
they dot the landscape for miles
behind stiles
in overgrown fields
and two are in garages
waiting to be healed

to buy a new car
me thinks he thinks it’s sin
cuz he keeps puttin’ up
with the fix they get him in

dollars here
dollars there
dollars spent
with great relent
yet on and on he goes

pouring money
like kool-aid,
for his old cars
an old band-aid.

then he comes to call
on all for one
and one for all
to help him
each time he stalls

and some of us
don’t learn
don’t learn
to find a “No,”
when “Yes” we spurn

©August 22, 2002

Whether on the shoal or on the shore,
I'll seek the lighthouse evermore.

Magnus

Member Laureate

since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

1 posted 2002-08-22 06:06 PM

VAS...I cannot relate well to old cars
stacked up around my place....but I do
very much relate to the NO versus the
spurned YES....toooooo well...

Cute poem, and now you are not a ZERO,
no moh.....

VAS
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

2 posted 2002-08-22 06:11 PM

Thanks, Magnus...I'm out shopping for zeroes myself and turning them into #1's. Then I'm going to take a nap.

Whether on the shoal or on the shore,
I'll seek the lighthouse evermore.

Elizabeth

Moderator

Member Ascendant

since 1999-06-07

Posts 6871
Minnesota

3 posted 2002-08-22 06:23 PM

quote:
the older the better
the older the deader

Oh, now THAT sounds like fun!

God bless America, my home sweet home.

Effigy
Member

since 2000-04-11

Posts 486
disbelief

4 posted 2002-08-22 06:33 PM

Very well done. an enjoyable read.

S Arthur Grey
Senior Member

since 2001-03-19

Posts 719
woven by a poet's loom

5 posted 2002-08-22 09:50 PM

Love this!
Fun read!

Madame Chipmunk
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-05

Posts 8296
Michigan

6 posted 2002-08-22 11:04 PM

I truly enjoyed this one, Virginia...
"the older the better
the older the deader" Ha! So well said!

~ hugs from an old chipmunk

Lyra

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Mistletoe Angel

Member Empyrean

since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

7 posted 2002-08-23 12:19 PM

(smiles) Oh Virginia, I agree, I think old cars are indeed amazing yet they are worthless to drive! LOL! This is wonderful, sweet friend, I love it, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Virginia, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..."

Shakira

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