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Torch Red
by Kristina WoodhillTorch red -
touted by Corvette's
current color wheel
is a rich orange red,
quite a deal.
That car,
that color
would make
a nice red streak
through any
bleak city street or
country side,
well, with me inside.
I'll admit right to your face
the part of me held in reserve
that preaches "gas, oh gas,
we must conserve!"
is bein' pushed hard back
into that seat by the power
hungry honey steppin' smack
up to the side of this sleek
mama, and I just know
my killer black stiletto
can find that sweet spot
where the ball of this
oh, so right foot
can kick this night
in the pants and find
that road purrin' stance;
I'm one cool kitten, at last!
Straight on, baby,
straight on!
I'm talkin' the kind of a hum
that'll put those cicadas
to shame and
who would blame
them if they stopped
all their sex chatter
and listened to this
new surround sound,
rumblin' newly hatched ground.
Nothin' off the rack
about this brand new
factory fed frenzy
of fiberglass and custom,
I mean, custom specs
and keys -
My only requirement
the firm touch of flesh
on this wheel of fortune,
oh, yes!
let the four spin, let them ride!
as long as
I'm the one on this
earthquaking
ride,
where I control
the roll, oh yeah,
take me round that corner
and I'll show you,
Jack, - you,
sittin' there with your thumb
mid
stick
waitin' for
that plum,
as my cherry flies by,
I crow!
and pretend
the birds and I
have, at last,
something in common.
These fiberglass feathers
smoothly kiss the air
and my Oscar-winning hair
is part of the stream
of consciousness that
this dream films,
oh baby!
in torch red
technicolor!
06/29/2008
Author's Note: I swear this began as a color comparison to the ripe red strawberries in our garden. I did not know I was a car slut. I am so embarrassed.... ;) We toured the Corvette Assembly Factory in Bowling Green, Kentucky on our recent trip back east. Outside the cicadas had hatched and were stealing the sound and air waves. Inside the factory, a bunch of silly people were drooling over engines and what color Corvette they had to have.
Posted on 06/29/2008
Copyright © 2025 Kristina Woodhill
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Charlie Morgan on 06/30/08 at 12:00 AM ...kristina, gal, i absolutely love this ditty...hope you don't flinch but it ended up being a tome...i too love the ol' vette and hung terribly-up into old cars, i got a '38 chevy...so i was riding (not in mine beside you...) i'm tawkin' shotgun, i was riding right up there with you with my flat top blowing, can flat tops blow?...k, this is terrific |
| Posted by Rhiannon Jones on 06/30/08 at 01:55 AM You Corvette vixen, you! This is purrrrrrfect...thanks for the ride. |
| Posted by Christina Bruno on 07/01/08 at 10:44 PM you work is very colorful and clear! the images jump off of the page! |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 07/04/08 at 12:36 PM Adds a whole new meaning to Zoom Zoom Zoom! What a fun read, and what this ended up being, considering what it started out as. A beautiful color too for any car, but especially a Corvette. |
| Posted by Glenn Currier on 07/06/08 at 07:34 PM Strawberries, cherries, plums, and throw in the Corvette! What a fruitful mixture of red you concoct for us - and racey-ness to boot - I am a dragonfly clinging to your Oscar winning hair and lovin the ride. |
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