She dreams of mansions; apartments he rents.
She’d love a Corvette; he drives a Chevette.
She stays in hotels while he sleeps in tents.
She’s been to Europe; he’s never gone yet.
He works as butcher; she faints seeing blood.
He goes for beer, while she adores champagne.
He’s earth; she’s water. You’d think they’d make mud.
But they make passion again and again!
June 20, 2021
for Jack Webster's 'Workshop: Adjectives Deleted' Contest
Having been married the year before
Christine and I drove a Vauxhall Chevette
but it was now past its best years
so decided on buying new to collect
Our choice was a Vauxhall Nova
lovely blue colour with a good boot
comfortable seating too, a real catch
looking forward to tasting real fruit
The deal included midnight pick up
real razzmatazz ribbons and all
so strange to drive a new car home
in the dark for first time, what a call!
Many a nice holiday we spent
with our Nova throughout the UK
it could have driven many itself
the English lakes it knew its way
Never again had the experience
of that midnight drive away
all future buys were in daytime
that memory will always stay
(This is written remembering our first brand new car after getting married, it was quite an experience collecting it at midnight.)
i saw circles
being drawn
in the sky
most folks
call them
buzzards
but others
like myself
prefer turkey
vultures
no fault of
theirs as
they fly over
a joni mitchell
parking lot
where there
in the lonely
is my first
road tripping
yellow chevy
chevette
hatchback
of course
not quasi
modo
hunchback
or even once
thought to
be a certain
musical sub
marine
but what
does this
sight
this vision
of visions mean
these birds
circle only
the dead or
dying
so it
might
seem that
my life that
has passed
is exactly
just that
though
even though
i liked my
past i'm
loving the
possabilaties
of my future
You're mad because I told your husband the truth.
You cheated on him and I showed him the proof.
Instead of being angry, you should be ashamed.
You cheated and you only have yourself to blame.
You tried to convince your hubby that my proof was misleading.
But he could see the truth and he started divorce proceedings.
Because you were unfaithful, the judge didn't give you squat.
The clothes on your back were the only things that you got.
Your good life is gone and that's something you regret.
You once drove a Porsche but now you drive a Chevette.
Because of your infidelity, you were tossed out into the street.
If you ever find another rich man, you'd better not cheat.
(This is a fictional poem)
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