STUDEBAKER
7 December 2007, 2:24 PM
He had passed us on the right and we were
obliged to speed up in order to catch a clearer
glimpse of rusted panels; flattened tires;
more dents than dash, more rust than rev
pulled along behind the unimpressive truck
of a non-descript, working-class gentleman,
as outlived and disenchanted as his lading.
But enough Studebaker (and gentleman) survived
to stir a presentiment of unlived story, still salvageable
from the ruins of Once Upon a Time.
Inspired by The Weekend Wordsmith.
4 comments:
excellent use of the prompt... and what a heart felt story too.....
"...passed us on the right" You took the photo from a moving car? Cool!
Very cool!
Love the photo and the phrase, "still salvageable from the ruins of Once Upon a Time."
Marcia
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