Once again, or actually twice, you have come up with winners. What a literate fellow thou art. Mike On 12/6/04 8:37 PM, "Joel Walker" <jwalker17@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: > here's one for the aircooled folkes ... ;) > > For Those Who Take Trips in the Winter > by Robert W. Service-Advisor > > Strange tales are told, 'bout the Winter's cold, > In Volkswagen buses so true, > When the wind's fierce howl drowns the tranny's growl > And there ain't enough heat for you. > When that very same wind is trying to bend > The steering wheel out of your hand > And your muscles all ache when you step on the brake > To slow the Velocity Van. > With the numbness that spread from your butt to your head > 'Cause the feeling's gone out of your toes, > And you're wondering where, in that junk pile back there, > Are those warmer and woolier clothes. > > For the three hundredth time, you receite the rhyme > And the reason that caused you to go > On this journey through land made deadened and bland > By the hands of Ol' Winter and Snow. > But you arrive there on time, in the arctic-like clime, > And relate to them all of the pain > Of the bone-chilling cold, and the driver so bold > To have beaten Ol' Winter again. > Through the window you stare at the bus parked out there, > Covered now all over with snow; > And next time, for sure, you swear now to cure > Those heater boxes down there below! > > but i like this one better ... > > Stopping by a Bus on a Snowy Evening > by Robert Frostbitten > > Whose bus this is I think I know. > His home is 'cross the river though; > He will not mind me stopping here > To watch his bus be topped with snow. > > My little bus must think it queer > To stop each time we get so near > To other buses that we see > Parked at the malls or stores, like here. > > Its little engine idles rough > To ask if I have had enough. > The only other sound I hear > Is wiper blades on snowy fluff. > > His bus is lovely, clean and bright, > A pleasing note of all that's right. > But I have traffic still to fight, > And miles to go this winter's night. > > > happy holidays! ;) > unca joel > > |
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