Rest Area Poems - Poems about Rest Area

The Jon Bon Jovi Rest Area

...On the Garden State Parkway
In New Jersey state,
There are places to stop
To put food on your plate

Or put gas in your tank
Or prevent further grief
With a stop to the restrooms
To get some ...

HIGHWAY EYES

...Journey to adventure
Laughter and smiles venture
Scenery awaits
A vacation to appreciate
Signs with various directions
Nature calls Rest Stop preparations
Off Ramp turns
Highway routes
North,...

Patio Stones

...In a checker board pattern of red and grey
make a small patio near a tree for shade
Enough for two chairs and a short walkway
feeling some pride for the stones you laid
Simple but solid you sit a...

Menu-Ettes

...The waiter asked:  “Do you want that here or to go.
I replied: “if I eat it here don’t I get to take it with me?”


((oldies but goodies}}

“Waiter!  Waiter!  There’s a fly in my soup!”
“Well ...

Hesitation In Vain

...on the way home,
i change the new map
to the longest scenic route
though my Sweets is waiting for me,
i cannot find myself to punctually return
i stop at a newly built rest area because my hyper...

First Encounter

...First Encounter

I first heard its name in passing,
somewhere between Boston and New York, someone
at the rest area mistook it for another Mexican invasion 
"That's why we need the wall."
If on...

Journey

...I am going on a journey in my mind, and I didn’t save a seat for negativity
I choose to take along a dear friend I like to hang out with called positivity
I will pack my bags full of self-worth and...

A Lovely Little Daydream

...Microsleeps vs Powernaps

The boredom of freeway driving is like a hypnotist's sleep talk
The constant drone of the car's engine
The flash of lane markers to and fro, to and fro
You're bored and...

Lost In the Grand Canyon

...I left home in early July, headed to arid Arizona
to explore the Gran Canyon in all its splendor;
the ride went smoothly, stopping at a rest area
to refresh, eating breakfast and hurrying back...
...

Adventures With James My Grandson

...Adventures With James My Grandson 

by Joan Donnelly 1995

 He doesn't walk but runs to his subject on interest,
 and upon arrival, leaps into the air.
 With bended knees and flattened feet he ...

The Ballad of the Dry Rest Stops

...Their dad had had a heart attack 
since they had seen him last.
In May they said, "Let's visit him,
cuz time's a passing fast."

He doesn't drive, he sold his car
so he'll not come to us.
and ...

Incident On I-59 Part Iii

...“What’s going on, what’s next?”
(Medi-Vac on the way, keep pumping!)
A faint roar and whop-whop-whop-whop
(No not there! The south-bound lane! Over...)

The median grass was newly cut but still ...

Rest Area On Interstate

...Roadside stop...
Activity...
Humans go...  

Ellip...
Unfinished thoughts or coping from another but not finishing
Ellipical is periods or decimal points placed to show that...

They Know Where I Am

...How do they do it?
I don’t understand;
Where ever I go,
They know where I am.

I was on a college campus
Just the other day;
Looking for the library,
I lost my way.
There in the Quad
I foun...

Out of Order!

...Lord! Why me? I try to live a life free of disorder,
Yet I'm forever greeted by signs reading "Out Of Order!"
Invariably, when I'm confronted with some dire emergency,
I'm faced with that leering ...

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