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Wednesday, August 10, 2016

OLD BEATER

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When I reach the end
 of that road
I'll be like some of those old cars
I used to drive around
held together by chewing gum
and bailing wire
an old beater
(I know what you're thinkin')
limpin' along
chokin' and coughin' and splutterin'
(but never  out of "gas")
destined for some boneyard
to be gutted for spare parts
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26 comments:

  1. ^.^August 10, 2016 at 11:22 PM

    ... lots of dose ole "bangers" in Cuba still alive and kickin ... viva Cuba ... Love, cat.

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    1. TimoteoAugust 11, 2016 at 12:44 PM

      Yeah, a lot of us old beaters are still kickin...but some U have to use the crank in front to get it started.

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  2. Sherry Blue SkyAugust 11, 2016 at 8:05 AM

    Me, too, just like my last car that had over 500,000 kms on it and still started up every time. I used to joke that it is strange when the cars I used to go out on dates in are antiques and I'm still looking for Mr Right. (Not any more though - way too tired.) This made me smile, kiddo.

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  3. TimoteoAugust 11, 2016 at 12:45 PM

    Ha, Sherry...I hear ya. At some point, some things are just too much trouble!

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  4. tonispencerAugust 11, 2016 at 1:12 PM

    Nice poem, ode to old...cars. I still drive a beater and love every minute of it, except when it stops in the middle of the intersection.

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  5. scotthastiepoetAugust 11, 2016 at 1:18 PM

    Not your usual subject matter, but enjoyed your poetic pithiness here... Easy to become sentimental about old motors though and good to play around with this notion... With Best Wishes

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  6. brudbergAugust 11, 2016 at 1:29 PM

    Oh I do feel like I need some spare-parts sometimes... thanks for all the sparepart... you are needed.

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  7. Gayle Walters RoseAugust 11, 2016 at 2:03 PM

    Ha...love the comparison of an old, worn out jalopy to an old, worn out human...enjoyed this!

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  8. MariaAugust 11, 2016 at 9:04 PM

    I have to agree with Gayle. I enjoyed the comparison of and old car to a worn out man. :) Classic. ^^

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    1. TimoteoAugust 12, 2016 at 3:06 PM

      Thanks, Maria...many similarities between cars and people. They both need fuel and they both make wrong turns sometimes and get lost.

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  9. Sanaa RizviAugust 12, 2016 at 12:54 AM

    Excellent write :)

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  10. signed...bkmAugust 12, 2016 at 8:50 AM

    Many an old beater has been resurrected- but the smell of the original can not be... Thank you...bkm

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    1. TimoteoAugust 12, 2016 at 3:09 PM

      GOOD POINT! But we can hang one of those pine scented air fresheners around our necks and make it a little better.

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  11. AnonymousAugust 12, 2016 at 2:13 PM

    Thank you for this enjoyable verse

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  12. AnonymousAugust 12, 2016 at 10:48 PM

    Wonderful imagery and humour :)
    I want to end up looking well-used and like I have really 'lived' life.

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    1. TimoteoAugust 13, 2016 at 7:08 PM

      I resonate with that--I've been "well used"...and abused :)

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  13. Susan AndersonAugust 13, 2016 at 10:44 AM

    haha

    Gotta love this one.

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  14. Wendy BourkeAugust 13, 2016 at 5:36 PM

    This made me laugh out loud - so you definitely hit a nerve here (a 65 year old nerve, at that). Really enjoyed reading this piece. You are very talented.

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  15. TimoteoAugust 13, 2016 at 7:28 PM

    Out loud, eh? That warms the cockles of my heart! (One day will have to look up "cockles" to see what that means.)

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