My First Car-2

My first car

A great uncle of mine, those days, bought an used car,
Which  turned  out to be such a terrible sore,
Frantic, he pushed it up a hill, in front of all
And, sent  it down  to the river below in a free fall.
Not so  bad was the used one I first bought
Still it stretched  my nerves and finances so taut
Workshops at hand saved it from a similar fate
Till I sold it for a song without a second thought.



 4th Mar 12
S.Jagathsimhan Nair
For: Carol Brown’s  "My first car"contest
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Gupta Avatar
March 10, 2012 at 9:46 AM
lol.....enjoyed....nice write.............
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March 9, 2012 at 11:32 AM
Jag,...Do you mind if I Soup Mail you some questions about this poem?..Too long for this teenie tiny lil box?...Thanks, Gwendolen ps...I think your uncle had the best sense of humor using gravity as "free gasoline"..haha...what an impressive one.
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March 5, 2012 at 11:11 PM
Best wishes in the contest Jag; hope it gets you to the finish line this time..
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March 5, 2012 at 3:59 AM
Nicely poem - good luck to you in contest. Have a lovely day. - oxox love Anne-Lise
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March 4, 2012 at 2:05 AM
jag, this is a witty and charming piece.. i could imagine the scene so wel; carol will enjoy thisl... just posted mine too; come look.. winning huggs to you! :)
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