Saturday, March 22, 2014

The Truck


Spotted this blue truck
on my walk today

blue truck blue truck
stopped me in my tracks

Such a truck!

There's a whole story
right there
in that blue truck

you hear it?
you feel it?

Man!
Such a truck!

This is why writers don't run out of
ideas

because you can be just walking along
and
come upon
such a thing
as 
this
blue
truck

and your mind starts whirring
and you want to know 
where it's been
and who drives it
and where it's going

you want to lean on its shiny fender
and listen

you want to hug
a
truck

you want to thank
that truck
for being
along your path

Oh, man!

. . 

xx

13 comments:

  1. In France , we have a quote that says "ĂȘtre beau comme un camion" (= to be as beautiful as a truck), which means to be REALLY beautiful! :o) like this one...

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  2. Love this Sharon! Sometimes I think I am crazy because I see "random" things and think those same things and more! And of course I make the mistake of asking my teenagers the questions flying around in my head...what do you think the person looked like who bought that trick off the lot? Do you think he drove his daughters to school in it? What do you think he hauled in the back? Etc.
    thanks Sharon! I think maybe I am not crazy...or maybe we both are!

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  3. Sharon...maybe you need to get a real pick-up truck! I can just see you driving it now. I've had two...a Slant 6 Dodge Miser 1/2 Ton and a 3/4 ton Chevy. Drove them for years and years. It's great to be up off the ground.

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    1. Funny - we've been talking about getting a truck . . .

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  4. We're now hugging trucks? That's what love is, I guess.

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  5. Wow! 42-6. I HOPE you are in a money pool and not a fraidy cat like me. hahahaha

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  6. Ok, so using your point system, I'm at 40.

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  7. Ah, so fascinating, how the writer's mind works...

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  8. I love finding your poems in my email, this is my favourite! It is a beautiful truck for sure : )

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