Constance La France Poet Canzone

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My Black Firebird

Oh he was deep black and so shiny in the sun,
I fell in love the moment I first saw him;   
There was a need to have him-  this was no whim,  
I could see us together, it was a love staggering.
Oh he wasn't a man but a car, a Pontiac Firebird,
So I bought him and I thought it was forever;
I washed him by hand-  in a car wash never,  
While driving we got the looks, oh so flattering.  
Well he was older, so there was some clattering,    
But he was an original if you know what I mean; 
Wherever we went he made quite the scene,
As he got older I did notice the odd little tremor;    
The day I lost him to car heaven I was shattered, 
After the crash he was quite broken and tattered.

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December 3, 2015

Canzone

For the contest, For Women Only
(Would you, Could you) Write About Cars
Sponsor, A Poet Destroyer

Sixth Place

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Skat A January 10, 2016 at 11:38 PM Hi Broken, Congrats on your win. Love * SKAT * Constance La France January 10, 2016 at 11:50 PM Skat thanks for the congrats ~

Poet Destroyer A January 10, 2016 at 10:35 PM Hello Broken, :) Congratulations on your awesome win. ""You showed me yours-- now's my turn to show you mine --- LADIES"" Stop by my latest blog if you'd like. I have no poem to share under this topic. In which you wrote bravely. I'd like to share photos of my BUDDY (car).......... Always & Forever ~LINDA~ Constance La France January 10, 2016 at 11:03 PM Linda, thank you so much for my wonderful placement in your contest, I am so honored ~

CayCay Godwin December 20, 2015 at 10:16 AM Very good and entertaining ... CayCay Constance La France December 20, 2015 at 10:40 AM CayCay, thanks for visiting, oh that car was a beauty, for sure, I had so much fun driving it ~

Frederic Parker December 4, 2015 at 3:14 PM For me it was the 1968 oldsmoble 442...red...good luck in the contest Constance La France December 4, 2015 at 6:21 PM Fredric, thanks for visiting, oh the old cars were wonderful, in Canada we could not be driving them these days, they would never ever pass the emissions tests, no air bags, that sort of thing ~

Viv Wigley December 4, 2015 at 1:23 AM A sad loss, BW, but as long as you were in one piece, that's ok. I do love the pree 1985 Firebirds and transams- a little impractical over here, but real head-turners, and what a great sound. And I'd include the 1969 Mustang Mach one Cobra jet in there, as well. Now, where's my lotto ticket? Great write, will do well, Viv x Constance La France December 4, 2015 at 6:26 PM Viv, thanks for visiting and the nice comment, oh he was a looker my old Firebird, love those Transam beauties, very few, if any on the road here now, collectors however do have them for shows, my heart just skips a beat when I see one. Poor car got split in two right behind the driver seat, I was fine, thankfully ~

Skat A December 3, 2015 at 11:54 PM Awesome Poem, Broken. I was not sure if anyone was going to pull this off for Pd's contest. Love how you handled the details. It was like a Car Eulogy. Enjoyed, wishing you the best. Vroom, Vroom.... SKAT Constance La France December 4, 2015 at 6:27 PM Thanks so much Skat, that made me laugh, a car Eulogy, well you are not that wrong, I still tear up when I recall the beauty ~