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Little Red Coupe

17 Saturday Jan 2015

Posted by P Moorman in Family, Inspiration, Life

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cars, Encouragement, family, inspiration, life, vision

Although contorted accordion-style,
he sat proud behind the well-worn steering wheel
of his MG sportster bargain.
“I bought her to restore,” he said, patting the dash.

I cringed as the creaking hinges
of the passenger door allowed me in;
Yet, it was a “little red coupe”, and
I felt so tall and special in my seat.

Revving the engine for effect, then stomping it,
we slung gravel and pealed out the driveway.
Indy 500, here we come; or so we dreamed as
he hammered the accelerator to the floorboard.
I watched the speedometer pass 60, then 70, then…

It didn’t matter we could see the road through the floorboard;
and it didn’t matter we had to shout to be heard above the
roaring bursts of an untuned engine.
We were two against the road.

After a while, I no longer noticed the
vibrations and rumbles of years of neglect,
and I could see his vision as we neared the finish line,
friends and family cheering us on.

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The Nocturnal Car Lot

21 Friday Feb 2014

Posted by P Moorman in Humor, Life

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cars, humor, life, poems, Poetry, red, toys

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Vacant lots
make good car lots, it seems.

Polished vehicles with
signs posted in sparkling windows

attract the curious.
Circling round the car, jotting down numbers,

potential owners later
return to close the deal, no salesman needed.

It’s curious, however, that
our local car lot is a single, monocromatic display.

Each day, a different
shiny red car appears; yet each day,
the sticker price is the same as yesterday’s.

Some night I hope
to see the nocturnal magician
who twists and reconfigures the red beauties.

I wonder if it’s a kit from
Mattel or Hasbro, like the children’s Transformer toys,
or if it’s available from Detroit, or Japan?

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