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Jalopy Run (true story)

by Wendy Sparling

Mom jumped in da car, we gotta get goin,
we're gonna be late, da winds a blowin
Sit in da back, and be a good girl,
Momma's gonna drive,
she's gonna give it a whirl

All excited, as a lil' girl can be,
I cuddled my dolly, close to me
For this is da first time I have ever seen,
my Momma drivin.. Dad's limousine

A mighty big cough, oil a spewin'
Momma can't drive, Dad wasn't foolin'
But Dad was at work, and had no choice
but hand her da keys, for what it's worth

Jerked down da road, jumpin' puddles you see
Me laughin' in da back, she just missed a tree
Hurray for Momma, look at her go!
We made it to da dock, wouldn't ya know

She told me to be quiet, for ole times sake,
for she forgot to release the emergency brake!


08/20/2010

Author's Note: Before my mom passed away in 1980, we talked about all the funny memories I hold dear. She was amazed I'd remembered this day. My mother never had a drivers license. which makes me giggle even more.

Posted on 08/20/2010
Copyright © 2024 Wendy Sparling

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Charlie Morgan on 08/21/10 at 04:20 PM

...wendy, what a cute/real/cool write, i giggled when i read you auth. note i.e. the memory being real...really great memory.

Posted by Paul Lastovica on 08/23/10 at 11:16 PM

oopsie-daisy =)

Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 08/24/10 at 02:06 AM

Just plain fun! The fact that it is true makes it funnier.

Posted by Charles E Minshall on 09/23/10 at 04:27 AM

Fun read Wen. I can see it in my mind...CharMin

Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 02/10/11 at 07:36 PM

Always good for laugh!

Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 02/15/11 at 05:55 PM

LOL! Well conveyed Wendy. I drove for a while without a licence, but let's not go there heh. PS: YEOWZA!! You look quite sexy in those overalls.

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