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I took some words from telly text and cobbled them into this poem

the words were

free, bang, referring, pump, bravo, wacky, flag, gas, sign, fight, open, shackle, ray-gun and block 

Free wheeling down the hill chuck-a-bang out of fuel referring quickly to my map a gas pump is what I need. Right at the bottom of the hill appears a grand and wacky garage flying a flag and a sign fill up here folks your last chance. Barely making it I pull in and soon the gas chugs happily filling up my tank getting high on the fumes. Sign says open on café door I fight my way through the muddy forecourt to the ramshackle hut. Filling up on eggs and grits total cost comes to ten bucks walking out I get back on backfiring like a ray-gun. I ride off down the block bravo someone hollers as with clatter and bang I follow on down the route Oh yah freedom ahead as my bike revs loudly I chug-a-chug down the famous route 66. Old signs a-plenty diners right out of the fifty's line good ole route 66

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015




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Date: 5/11/2015 3:41:00 PM
Shadow, the language of this one made me feel like you were a guy and it really happened to you.Very astute description of someone having this experience. I enjoyed this one.
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Date: 5/11/2015 5:16:00 PM
ty Andrea I used to ride bikes lol hugs soup mail got some great news
Date: 5/10/2015 10:08:00 PM
You are in my neighbor -- stop on by for cold IPA! Lovely poem, very creative . . . but that is what we have come to expect from your pen! 7
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Date: 5/11/2015 5:05:00 AM
would love to Dave ty for kind comment hugs
Date: 5/10/2015 5:43:00 PM
love this and what a good idea to include random words like that - very clever idea
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Date: 5/11/2015 5:04:00 AM
ty Jack yes it is a good exercise especially when a poet is struggling for inspiration hugs

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