Robert L. Hinshaw Poet Diminished Hexaverse

Running On Fumes

When I go to buy gas,
My teeth I want to gnash,
And I curse 'neath my breath,
And want to choke the hose!
Save room at the poor house;
I am gonna need it!

Gas is awful high.
Four bucks a gallon!
A loan from the bank.
Might help somewhat to,
Fill my empty tank!

Those crude cartels,
Control each drop.
And what is worse,
They drain my purse!

Help Congress!
Off your duffs!
Ease my plight!

My car
Gasps for

Gas!

Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
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Placed No. 8 in David Williams' "Diminished Hexaverse" Contest - June 2012

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Nette Onclaud June 24, 2012 at 9:49 PM my kind of poetry, bob... salute and congrats with huggs! :)

Debbie Guzzi June 24, 2012 at 9:40 AM I have a Prius! God bless Japanese inginuity!Congrad's on your win. Light & Love

Carol Sunshine Brown June 23, 2012 at 8:23 AM Congratulations on your placement in David's "Hexaverse" contest Bob. Love, Carol

Vicky Tsiluma June 23, 2012 at 2:53 AM Ha! Don't we all wish for reduced gas prices! Well put Robert and congrats on your win!

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl June 22, 2012 at 6:42 PM Sounds very cheap compared to our pump prices Bob but congratulations on your winning spot xx

Sara Kendrick June 22, 2012 at 3:35 PM Great idea and win..Congrats on winning..Sara

Poet Destroyer A June 22, 2012 at 11:37 AM BOB H.,~xox~ A wonderful congratulations, in David's True version of Diminishing Hexaverse. Have yourself a good day,pd

David Williams June 22, 2012 at 11:08 AM Bob, I could almost see you seething at the pumps, thanks for entering and well done...David

Jonas L. Rozario June 22, 2012 at 9:01 AM Yep, yep the damn gas price!!! A very good subject you picked Bob...liked it. If I was the judge I'd have placed your poem higher on the list. Big congrats on your win though!!!

Andrea Dietrich June 22, 2012 at 8:01 AM Yours has a really awesome ending! Congrats on your funny poem. (well, it's not really funny what we pay for gas, but you get my meaning)

S.Jagathsimhan Nair June 22, 2012 at 2:54 AM Congrats, Bob, on the win..love this topical and attractive piece..:) Jag

Elizabeth Wesley June 19, 2012 at 8:04 PM Time we get gas powered bikes. I've been looking at them and am impressed. Another thing Bob, there a companies that aren't fromthe middle east we can buy from so boyfcotting could be a big voice if everyone was together on it. I sense some desperation in this one!

Kathryn Collins June 19, 2012 at 8:47 AM moving to the arctic for dogs and a sled. broke

Pace Ink-U-Script June 18, 2012 at 2:15 PM Love the flow of this Diminished Hexaverse..good luck in the contest!!

Russell Sivey June 18, 2012 at 1:42 PM What a delightful write you have written my friend! I really enjoyed your description of the plight for gas that we all encounter seemingly every day! You wrote this poem so fluidly and making the lines easy to read! It's a pleasant write to read Bob! Outstanding poem! Great Work!!

Justcallme Britt June 18, 2012 at 12:48 PM I'm certain you're serious about this because you have mentioned this lightly before in another one of your poems HAHA so this solidifies your angst as genuine. 16 cents is an improvement but most definitely isn't a drastic drop to me, by the way. Didn't even notice it was a diminished hexaverse until I got to the bottom so you did an exceptionally good job keeping a natural flow. Good luck in the contest, Bob <3

Robert Pettit June 18, 2012 at 12:23 PM Bob, if you have been to the pumps within the last three weeks, you'll see that the prices have dropped drastically. I have a feeling they won't stay there very long. Good example of a diminished hexaverse.