Short Horsepower Poems

all the 
horsepower of 
the stars
shall pull the 
golden chariots of 
the Gods...

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My son and I test-drove a Porsche SUV
Most glorious vehicle you ever did see
550 horsepower
Price... a laugher
Forget the image, an incredible machine...

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Locomotives idle at their sidings
The world over

The big Case-Hellwig diesels
At low rpms
Or slow revv flashing what horsepower:

The iron-wheel'd gods
Bide their time......

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You are a lortus in masserati 
A horsepower in Kawasaki
So sexy as Lamborghini Garllado 
So smashing my machillargo 
As luxurious as the Jeep Commando 
As bold as those seats Picanto  
I love you  like my Yamah...

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Forget all you’ve heard about horsepower

Hamsters can take you six miles per hour

  Running a wheel neath the hood

  No oil needed, all is good

These critters can snooze during rush hour




An entry for the Eco-Friendly Vehicles contest...

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With the feeling of horsepower under me,
brakes do not apply;
if you want to go the speed limit,
stay off the road, I won't be hindered.

Put the soft-top down,
I want to feel the evening wind 
blowing unfettered through my hair
and see the moon cruising with me.


Image: Wikipedia, 1989 Cadillac Allante...

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Rednecks make parts in the basement 
They've mastered piston emplacement
They'll bore out a block
To be bigger than stock
Displacement has no replacement

Author's note.  A really great guy in the office has a classic '67 Firebird
that will go really fast and has fun taking it to car shows in the area.
This is part of American culture. Yahoooo!...

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Slugs and snails line the highway,
Munching, crunching, drinking fumes;
Early in the morning, late at day.

A tunnel of black ahead looms,
Feasting on diesel, ready to growl;
Into the maw a lucky one zooms.

Compacted inside the giant jowl,
Hooter poised, horsepower stalls;
Bodies meet with metallic howl.

“Fetch my skimmer, freedom calls,
Flying, leaping o’er all that appalls.”...

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the old jalopy...
manufacture Oldsmobile;
daily drove to work;

inside my garage,
also dad's 1915 Model J car;
old that jalopy...

that old jalopy,
manufactured by Lozier;
three-three horsepower;

slobmodel auto;
designed with rocket tail-lights;
that old jalopy...

my dad drove in style;
his nineteen-fifty eight Olds, 
drove old jalopy;

7/12/19
The Old Jalopy Poetry Contest...

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Jolly rancher bought a car with no wheels,
with no tranny, no fenders, and no seals 
he has prepared horsepower 
and the platform was a dour 
but he just couldn't reject the cowboy deals! 

Written: May 1st, 2022

3TH PLACE CONTEST WINNER

High Noon Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Joseph May

Checked by HMS.COM

Lines 1, 2, and 4 Have 10 Syllables each
Lines 3 and 4 Have 7 syllables each...

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By Parizo Van Thulare

Your lines so powerful 
Deeper and deeper i'm falling 
From planet earth to mars i became a believer 

You are a horsepower in ferarri 
Your stanzas run wild as those wheels of Bugatti 
Snoaring and roaring as the angine of Maserrati 
At a speed of Lambhoghini 
They toast my soul toppingly 
They roast my emotions topographically 


Mend me more with those rhyming lines 
Keep on inverting those inspiring words...

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When western winds in my ear sing
The memories of rivers bring
A horseman

Cut of rough land and bronze timber
Surefooted walk, lean and limber
Horsepower

I fumbled where he was at ease
Our hands would touch in flirty tease
Of horseplay

Through golden grass, me and my guy
Galloping free to chase the sky
On horseback

Now, in my city life, I keep
Over my bed, to grace my sleep
One horseshoe.

5/09/20

For "Compounding the Verse" contest
Sponsor: Joseph May...

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Friend

I have a friend I haven’t seen for ages
We met so long ago
Companies advertised in the yellow pages
Cars were ninety horsepower
And London’s tallest 
was the Post office tower.
I sent him a text, to congrats his team
He said he’d call, have a chat
We haven’t spoken yet, so I guess that’s that.
But I know when we catch up
He’ll burst my sides
We’ll feed of each other
Till we can’t breathe
I love him. My mate from the past.
See you soon!

David Cox 17/05/22...

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