How Could I Drive It?

Goldfinch60



There it sits on the drive

Just looking at me,

Looking at me in its broken state.

How could it happen?

The car of my dreams,

Sitting there,

Useless.

So long in my life

I have waited for the moment

When I got in it,

Saved for all those years,

And at last

It was mine,

My beautiful Jaguar.

 

I was cruising around

Acknowledging all,

All those who were jealous,

Jealous of my wonderful car.

When it happened,

It broke!

What could I do?

I couldn’t drive it like this,

It was impossible.

 

I called the garage,

And in a sorrowful state

Told them the problem.

They were so sympathetic,

Said they would fix it

In as short a time as possible.

They came,

And as they took it away

The tears ran down my face,

My beautiful car,

Being taken away,

But how could I drive it

With the driver’s seat

Not getting warm?

  • Author: Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: November 14th, 2017 03:33
  • Comment from author about the poem: A friend of mine has recently bought a Jaguar car and on Sunday he said it would have to go back to the garage for a repair to be done. I said that there must be a poem in that and this is it.
  • Category: Humor
  • Views: 41
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  • kevin browne

    motor passion revolves around the world every day. your passion, however, stands out more than most. great poem, GF.

    • Goldfinch60

      Thank you Kevin, you are most kind.

    • BRIAN & ANGELA

      Thanks ANDY ~ Love the TECHNO video and the |Computer generated MUSAK ~ awesome ! Angela always tells me off ~ for not reading the Manual first when I buy a NEW a new car (she's acting like a wife already !) The Manual for my 2015 Jaguar SF Sportsbrake ~ clearly states ~ The seats are heated for "rear comfort" in the Winter ! I love being in the HOT SEAT ! Yours BRIAN

      • Goldfinch60

        Thank you Brian, it wasn't that long ago when I wouldn't have given John Adams house room.

      • orchidee

        A fine write Gold.

      • Christina8

        This is a great poem! I love your sense of humor! Thanks for making me smile so early in the morning! (I miss my heated seats too!)

        • Goldfinch60

          Thank you Christina, life without humour can be very boring.

        • Louis Gibbs

          Never known for low maintenance or reliability, the Jag is, and always has been, a beautiful car. And your poem has a beautiful twist at the end, Goldie. Are we spoiled or what!

          • Goldfinch60

            True the Jag is a beautiful car but my dream car is the new Aston Martin the DB11 (and before that the DBs 9,8,7,6 and 5) but I seem to be short of the £150,000 to buy one.
            Thank you for the comment.

          • Nicholas Browning

            Cruising around in what you deem to be a dream vehicle is a remarkable step forward in regards to living life to the fullest. Keep driving.

            • Goldfinch60

              Thank you Nicholas.

            • lasergraph

              Great fun ending. Some things are only trivial to others.

            • Michael Edwards

              I can't imagine anything worse than a cold drivers seat. Gave me a big smile.

              • Goldfinch60

                It is frightening isn't it!

                • Michael Edwards

                  Mind you in the UK with our congested roads cruise control is a bit of a useless feature - I never use mine.

                • Tony36

                  Great write

                  • Goldfinch60

                    Thank you Tony.

                    • Tony36

                      Welcome

                    • FredPeyer

                      Great poem, Goldfinch! In my late teens I owned an Alfa Romeo Spider, two-seater sports car. Same thing!!!

                      • Goldfinch60

                        When I was working the firm provided cars and one of them I had for a while was an Alfa Romeo 147, it used to go like the blazes.

                        • FredPeyer

                          Alfas are great cars! I sold mine when I emigrated from Switzerland. The guy who bought it totalled it about two months later.



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