Beatle Mania

Back seat of a ‘56 Chevy
White with baby blue trim
Cruising out of El Paso town 
Headed to the City of Angels
Glorious west-bound sunrise
Static, crackling AM station
Day Tripper on the radio
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013


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Date: 11/20/2013 6:46:00 AM
Congrats on your win. Well deserved
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Date: 11/19/2013 8:58:00 PM
nice scene you set up...you take us there and leave us with the song playing in our heads...good poem...congrats on your win :)
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Date: 11/19/2013 8:44:00 PM
Tim, , Congratulations on your win. Awesome Beatle Mania Poem.... xox~ LINDA
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Date: 11/19/2013 4:11:00 PM
Congratulations, Tim. Succinctly done!
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Date: 11/19/2013 11:43:00 AM
big congratulations on your win Tim xx
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Date: 11/19/2013 10:41:00 AM
- Beatles will never die! - Think I could the text on almost all the songs. - "Happy Times"! - A contest that was fun to take part in! - CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WINNING POEM, TIM !!! - oxox // Anne-Lise :))
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Date: 11/19/2013 10:33:00 AM
You took us for a ride! I loved this !!! Well done!
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Date: 10/16/2013 6:16:00 PM
This is a nice reflective one, Tim. It could have been made into a tanka too!
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Date: 10/16/2013 4:07:00 PM
Any contest about music.......and I see you as a winner !!! Oh I love this one......(by the way......my first car was a '56 Chevy....!! My dad was in the auto-shop business......he found this old Chevy for me, fixed it up and painted it in his shop....it was yellow and white.....and Looked like I was driving a taxi-cab...lol !! My girlfriends loved it!!!
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Date: 10/16/2013 7:51:00 AM
Tim you captured that moment with just a feel lines.. Thanks for taking me with you on this journey.. perfect ride :)
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Date: 10/15/2013 8:36:00 PM
love this, tim! i feel like i'm in that car with you...dum - da - da - da - da - da- da - da - da- da- da- day tripper - yeah!
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Date: 10/15/2013 2:23:00 PM
Tim - Oh those days on the teenager roads. lvoe, Kathy
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Date: 10/15/2013 8:01:00 AM
With just a few lines you captured the sounds and feelings of a precious moment in time. Well done!
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Date: 10/15/2013 5:39:00 AM
It would have been nice to have been on that ride, Tim! :) I love LONG rides...City of the Angels...yea, been there! :)
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Date: 10/15/2013 4:50:00 AM
- Beautiful memories of sweet times.... .close to my heart, Tim. - Luck in contest!!! - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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