Wilbur's Wheeled Wardrobe

Like a bolt of lightning it did come
From the top of the hill near the Murray gum,
Wilbur's wheeled wardrobe built for speed,
Racing past where the dairy cattle feed.

There was Wilbur straining at the wheel
As he drove the clothes hanging cupboard with such zeal,
Modified by Wilbur with such inventive design,
Hoping to survive the steep decline.

Wilbur's helmeted head bobbing up and down 
As he headed down the hill towards the town,
Perhaps by luck, or maybe divine providence,
He missed the posts and wires of the farmer's fence.

The hill flattened out as the decline unwound,
Wilbur coming to a stop in the middle of town,
Twenty kids came rushing to honour the feat,
Of Wilbur's wonderful wardrobe and the hill he beat.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Eastman Avatar
September 30, 2015 at 10:08 AM
Imaginative, unique, and absolutely fun! Reminds me of some antics my brother and I pulled off as kids... LOL
Williams Avatar
October 6, 2015 at 2:50 AM
Hello Carol, Thank you for your lovely comments------what we used to do as kids, eh!------kind regards----John
Nunez Avatar
September 14, 2015 at 5:31 AM
Adventurous and would be interesting to see, I'm sure. Hope you're keeping well, John. hugs!
Williams Avatar
September 14, 2015 at 7:13 AM
Hi Kim, thanks as always for your lovely comment and continued support. Keep healthy and happy Kim-------John
Woods    Avatar
September 14, 2015 at 4:58 AM
Brilliant! As a big kid its something I'd like to see too!
Williams Avatar
September 14, 2015 at 5:11 AM
Hi Mark, thank for your lovely comment. As a kid I used to slide down steep grass hills on a sheet of iron. Very dangerous, but that's where a kid's ideas sometimes go. A wardrobe on wheels might????? be safer...... Kind regards----John
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