Alan Driving In Drogheda 2010

ALAN  DRIVING   IN   DROGHEDA  2010

Frosty night going home
In my red   99  Corolla  1.3  hatch  (no chrome)
Sign ahead says   Drogheda  5
Still a long way to drive.

Motorway break,   need  pit-stop. 
Sitting there parked near shop:
Toilet, coffee -  nothing nicer;  
Most important  -  a  can of de-icer.

Drain  coffee give it a last stir.
Start her easy,  listen to purr.
Into first, then it struck me - 
And here you’ll probably agree -

About Drogheda I must admit
My favourite  thing is the road out of it.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Date: 11/29/2010 3:40:00 AM
Sometimes the fun of a certain place comes out of the long way you have to drive to get there... Loved the poem =) Cheers
Login to Reply
Date: 11/29/2010 1:01:00 AM
I'm thinking Drogheda must be in England, Sydney, but there are plenty of places in the US where "My favorite thing is the road out of it." Enjoyed this little trip with you. Stay safe and warm. Love, Carolyn
Login to Reply
Date: 11/27/2010 6:58:00 PM
Dddont know about Drogheda, but this is a nice poem. Charles
Login to Reply
Date: 11/27/2010 2:46:00 PM
A nice tale of your ride in Drogheda to see your son there, Sydney
Login to Reply
Date: 11/27/2010 9:15:00 AM
Just wonderful, you have a special gift with words, thanks for sharing~~
Login to Reply
Date: 11/27/2010 8:34:00 AM
That last line says it all !! Enjoyed this little adventure in Drogheda....even leaving it made me smile!
Login to Reply
Get a Premium Membership
Get more exposure for your poetry and more features with a Premium Membership.
Book: Reflection on the Important Things

Member Area

My Admin
Profile and Settings
Edit My Poems
Edit My Quotes
Edit My Short Stories
Edit My Articles
My Comments Inboxes
My Comments Outboxes
Soup Mail
Poetry Contests
Contest Results/Status
Followers
Poems of Poets I Follow
Friend Builder

Soup Social

Poetry Forum
New/Upcoming Features
The Wall
Soup Facebook Page
Who is Online
Link to Us

Member Poems

Poems - Top 100 New
Poems - Top 100 All-Time
Poems - Best
Poems - by Topic
Poems - New (All)
Poems - New (PM)
Poems - New by Poet
Poems - Read
Poems - Unread

Member Poets

Poets - Best New
Poets - New
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems Recent
Poets - Top 100 Community
Poets - Top 100 Contest

Famous Poems

Famous Poems - African American
Famous Poems - Best
Famous Poems - Classical
Famous Poems - English
Famous Poems - Haiku
Famous Poems - Love
Famous Poems - Short
Famous Poems - Top 100

Famous Poets

Famous Poets - Living
Famous Poets - Most Popular
Famous Poets - Top 100
Famous Poets - Best
Famous Poets - Women
Famous Poets - African American
Famous Poets - Beat
Famous Poets - Cinquain
Famous Poets - Classical
Famous Poets - English
Famous Poets - Haiku
Famous Poets - Hindi
Famous Poets - Jewish
Famous Poets - Love
Famous Poets - Metaphysical
Famous Poets - Modern
Famous Poets - Punjabi
Famous Poets - Romantic
Famous Poets - Spanish
Famous Poets - Suicidal
Famous Poets - Urdu
Famous Poets - War

Poetry Resources

Anagrams
Bible
Book Store
Character Counter
Cliché Finder
Poetry Clichés
Common Words
Copyright Information
Grammar
Grammar Checker
Homonym
Homophones
How to Write a Poem
Lyrics
Love Poem Generator
New Poetic Forms
Plagiarism Checker
Poetics
Poetry Art
Publishing
Random Word Generator
Spell Checker
Store
What is Good Poetry?
Word Counter