rapid fire and it was over,
the darting vehicles rushing,
squealing tires, the officers
too sleepy-eyed to care.
mud flaps vertical and Joseph
hurried, the boys seeking speed
like a snake rattles danger.
streets messy with mud, the storm
passing east but lightning
flashes postponing day-trips.
the Dixie Drive-in offers burgers on sale,
three for a buck,
the locals eager for grease, and
a cocoa-phony malt
for dessert.
round and round patrols
our man Joe, his big truck
rumbling looking for that
perfect waitress, her
roller skates giving those legs
allure, a flashy red skirt
waving hello.
From First Love to its destructive end and on to new beginnings, Mary Angela Nangini's poems explore the birth and death of a relationship. The powerful poems are presented in two parts with an introduction to her next book My Ontario Beautiful. (Th
good old fashion drive ins
fast food was born
thanks for the trip down the line
William
Peace
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