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The Last Time I Saw Father

...The Last Time I saw Father 
David J Walker

There he was
His face aglow behind the 
Coffee shop window
Sitting 
stirring a chrome-plated spoon 
In the dark sheen of
Coffee sugar and cream

...

Categories: desoto, allegory, father,
Form: Rhyme

Almost There

...Almost There
David J Walker

Are we almost there
	Mother turned around
And frowned 
For the umpteenth time 
as
Our magic carpet DeSoto 
barely cleared
The city 
when 
we asked again 

A...

Categories: desoto, time,
Form: Rhyme

A Bit of History

...The word "Cherokee" is believed to be derived from a Choctaw word meaning "Cave People". Another explanation says it came from a Creek word "Chelokee", meaning "People Of A Different Speech".
It was...

Categories: desoto, history,
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Are We There Yet

...Are We There Yet
David J Walker

Are we there yet?
We whispered in prayer
As if asking from the
Back seat of our old
Desoto 
The father driving
	The mother smiling
Across the bench seat
Fr...

Categories: desoto, allegory,
Form: Free verse

Jamaica Jam

...Jammin' in Jamaica
Driving my DeSoto
Being pursued by
My foe Quasimodo
Lying on the dash is
The missing person photo
When my phone rings
I hear "Hello Moto!"

(Chorus)
I don't have to work
...

Categories: desoto, car, fun, happy, music,
Form: Lyric

Hope

...We had wringers on our washing machines, 
And four dialed numbers made telephones ring.
Transistor radios with only AM, 
Vineal records to play, and you could stack them.
And, Hope entertained du...

Categories: desoto, childhood, nostalgia, peopleprayer, hope,
Form: Rhyme

Instruments

...an instrument can be defined
as a device that produces musical sound
or it may be a tool for making things 
perfectly round

you can strum an instrument 
and maybe play a tune
you can use an i...

Categories: desoto, history
Form: Couplet