Ilene Bauer Poet Rhyme

Beep Beep

A teenaged tourist asked his dad
Why all the cars were “beeping.”
It happened right near Central Park,
With traffic slowly creeping.

His dad believed the honking was
So cars ahead would go.
The son replied that “beeping”
Wouldn’t help or make it so.

I wanted to explain to them
What honking’s all about –
Frustration builds inside and soon
It needs an exit out.

A city driver at a crawl
Will often start to lose it;
His horn is there for times like these
And he’ll be glad to use it.

So this “beeping,” as the tourists say,
Helps keep the driver sane.
I guess to out-of-towners,
It’s a hard thing to explain.

It seems most rural drivers
Don’t have need to use their horn.
Perhaps the way we drive reflects
The place where we were born.

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Tony Lane December 28, 2011 at 5:50 PM When we come to New York I will take trains, ferries, cabs or walk rather than drive. But it is a very easy city to get around in if you don't drive.

Tirzah Conway December 28, 2011 at 4:34 PM I couldn't agree more - I was born in the country where the only time I used my horn was when a cow was in the road, now living in the city I use it everytime I get in a car! Wonderful poem!~Tirzah~