Jack Ellison Poet Quatrain

Ye Ole Jalopy

Just saw a fancy new jalopy go by
At least that's what we used to call 'em
Guess the ad men would surely cringe
Jalopy wouldn't cut it for them!

With all of today's sexy new cars
Jalopy is a blast from the past
The pace of life was much slower then
Less frantic and surely not as fast!

Any of you remember “rumble seats”?
Wonder why they called them so
1939 was the last time we saw them
Gone with those silent movie shows!

But the reality is there's no going back
We're stuck in this frantic new world
One which no longer has time for niceties
My mind's in a tizzy and a whirl!

I take solace in knowing in coming years
Today's technology and texting
Will be just as passe as the old jalopy
The future will be even more perplexing!

?Just saw a fancy new jalopy go by
?Traveled back to another time and place
Enjoyed the much simpler things in life
At a slower and less frantic pace!


© Jack Ellison 2013

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Robin Davis October 8, 2013 at 9:42 PM This is a unique and creative write. Full of truth and honesty. Yes, the world is changing but change is always inevitable. Nice job Jack Ellison October 9, 2013 at 6:02 AM "change is always inevitable" oh so true but as we age, it becomes more difficult to adapt! Thank you my dear Robin... I appreciate your kind comments! Hugs, Jack xox

Timothy Hicks March 16, 2013 at 3:42 PM And you wonder what they will come up with next? Sometimes I feel like I was born too late, LOL! Yes, progress is inevitable... I guess the real debate is whether or not we are really "progressing" or just degrading... true in some senses and false in others. If I may make one suggestion though, I find the last stanza not very necessary since it kinda repeats similar things already stated previous in the poem... just my thoughts though! Honest and funny writing as usual! :) Jack Ellison March 16, 2013 at 5:16 PM Progressing in some areas, degrading in other areas! Feels like we're on a treadmill! Thank you for your comment about the last stanza... they are always welcome! In fact more people should make comments, good or bad! Thank you my friend!

Carol Eastman March 16, 2013 at 10:27 AM During my stay with my Dad we discussed those old days repeatedly... Slower but more family oriented... There was a lot of wisdom in the stay at home Mom... I worked and worried constantly about my son... There wouldn't be so much free love, drugs , and crazy wildness... if most had had a Mom there... It kept the kids more balanced... and the Moms... And they would respect the elderly more if they only knew them instead of racing off to be with their peer groups. Jack Ellison March 16, 2013 at 10:46 AM So well expressed dear Carol... didn't say it as well! We are on the same moonbeams... lunar hugs xoxoox