Long Bumper to bumper Poems

A harrowing drive on the Schuylkill Expressway
(route 76) both heading into
(and a small number of hours later
exiting) center city Philadelphia
to Schwenksville on May 19th, 2024.

Yours truly (a doodling Yankee), and the missus
went to town, NOT...

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They left their lovely home to fulfill a promise that was not found, one big happy family board up their house pack their luggage in the back of a truck and went in search of...

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The Hurricane was Harvey
By Franklin Price
8/31/2017

The hurricane was Harvey, what an unassuming name
Left the western Yucatan. across the Gulf he came
Building up his power to a category four
Slammed into the Texas coast with wind, and...

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*Theresa's Quote:**
"To the black hairstylist: Again, I will say that you are a blessing to these women and a blessing to this hair. Black hair is a heaven-sent gift that helps black women keep their...

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My Pet Poems, Lou

The rains had begun pelting New Orleans.
The warnings were dire.  An insurrection
Of weather on the Gulf coast was coming, urging
Everyone to escape to higher ground.  That
Meant everyone!  Katrina’s on...

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Can I introduce you to the reason of unreasonable actions? Can I show you the cause of my apprehension? I don't think it will end the way we thought it would. I could set the...

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Have I not marched enough alone, with a flag, but no home?
Does my spine bend, not break, from the scorn of my own?
My most jagged break from you is declaring myself Lord God of that...

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Today, I am taken back to the time
I set off on a particular journey 
The day's news and weather reports keeping me focused on the road ahead,
I prayed incessantly, that I would arrive at my...

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FLEEING IRMA

spotlight moon, full, like an Old Testament cloud, leading
Floridians forth, not into the desert, but away from the wrath
of Irma.  bumper to bumper, neighbors from pilot to caboose,
illuminated in each other’s flood beams....

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My Modern Age Reality

The daily commute a daily grind
Bumper to bumper you will find
Asking “are you out of your mind”
Hoping to spot someone that is kind

Road rage is now the new adage
To get where you’re...

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Just jumping in.
Everything comes to a halt.
The first few moments don't seem as bad.
Depending on length.
The line of cars.
In a sea of metal 
Something wow happens.
Metal crashes into metal.
Causally passing by.
Everyone is okay.
Making sure to...

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Birdsong serenade
Sun beams streaming;
Abrupt illumination

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Food mall gallery
Tempting flavours;
Sensational buzz

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Busy feet scatter
Muddy puddles;
Rain water gushing

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Humid weather burns
Dehydrated faces;
Scotching heatwave

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Severe flu bout
Head dizzy drowsy;
Coughing frustration

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By this bench
Watch busy people;
Pursuing taut agendas

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City fringe footpath
Workday buzz zigzags;
Toils and pursuits

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Old...

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White Van Man

White van driver, he couldn’t give a damn
Oh how I wish that he would scram
From lofty heights he owns the road
He’s deft at signs sure to forebode
With cell in hand intent on chat
He...

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Once upon a time
In a land not so far
Lived a lead footed man
Alone with his car.

He longed to go fast
Speed flawlessly down the track
So he looked for a car
A Mustang in fact.

It was love at...

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Journey to Tranquility

As I nestle into the seat of my
Far from new mode of transport
I steel myself for the journey ahead
In my mind I plan out the route for this day

I'm sure bumper to bumper...

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I'm awakened by the scream of steam
from a spicy coffee-scented dream.
Sleep can't ignore that piercing sound,
nor the scent of fragrant beans fresh ground.

Knowing that the day's schedule is tight,
I head for work while traffic's still...

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"Stripe"

For no particular reason 
The clouds cleared 
And the sun shone bright and
the month of old snow  
melted enough to reveal half
 of the mud beneath.

For no particular reason 
a neighborhood cat took a...

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Weathered hearts take the plummit for different reasons
Behaving freely like the chaotic parasites we were always meant to show how to live life a bit more f*cked up in the fast lane
Cruising around the metropolitan...

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Men at work, bumper to bumper
tensile traffic, thick black bitumen.
Everything seems to last longer 
then that grey granulated concrete

that extends from Bodega, Cali-
fornia to Savannah, Georgia.
Blacktop pot-fill smells like
the solid and searing work of roofers;

hardhat...

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Random thought
Heading home ,his day long,but he survived ,but stuck as he drove ,bumper to bumper traffic ..his thoughts drifted ,he had called her as he left work,but just the thought of actually getting home...

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Stars spark from a deeping, clear, blue winter sky as 
the moon prepares to enter the scene, stage left.

A breeze sweeps away the last blushes of sunlight and 
evening caroling-bells, ring like wind-chimes.

The evening chill...

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Bumper to bumper
As we race in convoy 
I and my brothers 
Double trafficator
The lights we give
We all riding on luxurious cars.

Racing to a nigga birthday 
We're on the highway 
Doing things in our own ways
Drip...

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You know that feeling at the airport
Watching passengers arrive
As you’re about to board?
Or at a restaurant
Asking for the check
As the guy at the other table is about 
To devour a 28 ounce Prime Aged Porterhouse...

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i shine brighter then sun, 
my essence is a lighter in the night.
i fight for what i believe,
because i feel relieved of this stress.
i compress my feelings into my core.
tighter then a bumper to bumper...

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