Mom Car Poems

I shan't try and be witty an engage in the norm 
peeking through such pain my eyes see dim 
as crushing temporal lesion push against...

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The sun is up, and I'm up. Both the sun and I are up, we're up, we're up
Off with my sleeping clothes, off it goes,...

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My YouTube Russian car crash wreckophilia 
comes from a bad head on in the family car
near rural Shreveport Louisiana in 1947
when I was a tyke...

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Reflections of Affection

Painting your face... 
slowly on the canvas, 
in the colors of tan, 
and olive green. 

Your skin is so fair, 
it is hard...

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Time to load up the family Dodge and hit the open road.
Our backs to California, the wheels rolling east towards the deep south. 
Arriving by...

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Taking the Life of Innocents

A cold, Wisconsin dawn....
The children, burrowed under thick blankets and yawned.
Mother reminded them it was time for Sunday Mass!
“Bring your best...

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My cousin Suzy
was feeling quite woozy
as we drove along in the car
Her sister Lizzy
said “why are you dizzy
we really aren’t going that far”
Their brother Vic
said,...

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There are pets and then there are people in fur coats.              ...

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Here's the scoop, friends...
   This is, as indicated, the 1st HALF of this fairly lengthy poem. The 2nd half had to be posted...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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A toddler laughs in a subway car.
Teens do not look up.
They may have toddlers at home.
Old lady smiles.  That’s me.

Mom of toddler tries to...

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I got my drivers license!!!!

Now, excitement lies an easy walk from boredom. 
The second school ends, I reach for the keys, 
like a seedling stalk...

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We live in a car – mommy, my little brother and me.
My dad left before I was born. 
My little brother is Charley’s kid.
Charley never...

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Old Cars
By Franklin Price
07/17/2020

Old cars were the best cars
A place for teens to play
Bench seats all the way across
No seat belts in the way

Three speed...

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In front of the mirror I stare at my face. My cracks and my lines, tell me I'm fine. 

I look back at him, and...

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