Pushin’ the Blue Happy
Sun baked vinyl, twenty years
of dust
Do you smell it?
Smells like Freedom
She turns the key, pops the
clutch and stomps the black
Power, riding the Blue Happy
down a red strip of lightening
“Gotta keep on pushin’ , mamma, cause you know they’re runnin’ late”
One hundred ten pounds on two feet
reigns over the Power, with a grin
of Delight she turns the corner
“Without love, where would you be now?”
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Thanks to Three Word Wednesday and Magpie Tales for the prompts that inspired this journey down memory lane. Please click the links for more poetry from other poets.
Charlotte Hamrick 
Conjures a great image…I can almost feel the wind in my hair. :o)
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I really like this, the idea, right down to the writing. You can feel her power, the vehicle’s power.
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Love the visual effect of this poem – both literally and metaphorically – thank you for sharing
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Takes me right back to when such an adventure seemed the best and bravest thing to do! The Doobie Brothers would be proud to be quoted!
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Oh, I love the “twenty years of dust”… beautiful.
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Love this, one feels the joy, the delight and the power. Way cool poem. Love the italics lines in counterpoint. Perfect.
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great use of imagery! loved the read 🙂
do visit my 3WW
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I’m reminded of Neil Young’s ‘Motorcycle Mama’ …. and Steppenwolf’s ‘Born To Be Wild’ … nicely written.
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Wonderful energy!
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Love the line “Smells like Freedom” 🙂
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Reminds me of my little red VW bug, turning the key and popping the clutch.
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ZouxZoux,
I have found your poetry blog, via Poets United.
I just loved the feel of freedom, power and energy from the words of this wonderful poem.
I heard the beat of the music. So alive….
Welcome to Poets United,
Best wishes, Eileen
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Loved this, “Sun baked vinyl, twenty years
of dust..”
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Thank you all for visiting and commenting on this piece. It was written about my first car, an old blue Dodge Dart, that truly did represent freedom for this lil country girl. 🙂
Dick, I wondered who might comment on the song lyrics! That 8-track was in my player all that summer and I always think of that song when I think of the Blue Happy.
Eileen, thank you so much for the welcome! I’m looking forward to many happy hours spent with Poet’s United.
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this is a great poem.. amazing what a song, a car and the road can do for a gal!!
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