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Soul of a Trucker

The ever present sound of a diesel Going through its gears Is the steady beat and constant rhythm He’s known for many a year And it’s the lullaby that late at night His mind still longs to hear He still can see those highways With his inner eye He can’t forget the visions Of those unpolluted skies He still can feel the wind And hear its tender sighs Those memories stay inside and linger And will until he dies They’re part of what he’s made of They’re forged into his soul They come from years of truckin’ And they’re what have made him whole ©Annette Keller 11/1997

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Date: 8/13/2013 1:47:00 PM
Till now I never knew the soul of a trucker... thank you Annete. A beauty!
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Annette Keller
Date: 8/13/2013 2:33:00 PM
Thank you, Gerald! I am a lady trucker, married to the character that poem is based on, and that really who he is, so I am thrilled that you found that .

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