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Theresa Greene's avatar

Replaced the old horse

new cloud of freedom to soar

-Ozone layer gone

Thank you , Chris !

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Millions of exhausts pumping out pollution has done a lot of damage to the environment, for sure, and made the air quality in many cities very poor. You really notice the difference when you get out in the country, and all the traffic's gone... 🏯😎🏯

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Theresa Greene's avatar

Thank you , Jeannine!

Thank you , David !

Thank you, Carole !

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Theresa Greene's avatar

Thank you, Carl!

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Theresa Greene's avatar

Thank you , Bill !

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Theresa Greene's avatar

Thank you, Clownworld!

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Theresa Greene's avatar

Thank you , Kaci!

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Jeannine's avatar

I remember those car games well.... good times!

🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗

My car rolled over

Sacrificed so I may live

Long live Subaru!

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

That sounds like a very lucky escape! It's like something out of a Bond movie... 🏯😎🏯

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Jeannine's avatar

It *felt* like something out of a Bond movie, everything was in slow motion. I ended up upside down, hanging on my seatbelt. The poor car was totalled, but I walked away with only a few bruises. Lesson: ALWAYS wear your seatbelt, the EMTs said that that's how I escaped serious injury.

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Interestingly, I just looked Subaru up, and it turns out they've been awarded Best Manufacturer for Safety Features two years running recently. And clearly, they were very worthy of the award! That sounds like a terrifying experience, though. Thank goodness you were okay, and are here to tell the tale. You're absolutely right about seatbelts, too. They're so important, and can make a huge difference to the outcome in these situations... 🏯😎🏯

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Jeannine's avatar

Yep. My first car was a Subaru, almost 20 years ago (I was a late bloomer, I was 46 years old when I got my driving license). That one went to my son's ex-girlfriend, before she became an ex. The one that died came from a used car dealer. My husband suspects that there might have been something wrong with it that may have had something to do with the accident, but I guess it serves us right for patronizing a car dealer with the word "Crazy" in the business name. 🙄 I got the current one new in 2014, and it's still going strong, though it's gone through a couple mufflers and sets of brake pads (par for the course in snow country). My hopes are that this one will run another ten or fifteen years, at which point I'll give up driving before my reaction time slows to the point that I become a dangerous driver. Subaru rocks! (plus the all-wheel drive is awesome on icy roads!)

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Carl R Williams's avatar

I always wanted a Brat. 😢 They looked so cool.

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Jeannine's avatar

I had to look that up, but omg that is the cutest thing! Now I wish I had one!

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Carole Roseland's avatar

That big SUV

Often considered a car

Is a box on wheels

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Oh wow, yes! It's unbelievable the size of some of them these days. Quite often, they can't even fit in the available parking spaces! Haha... 🏯😎🏯

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Carole Roseland's avatar

And the drivers can’t see over the hood—but they feel safe!

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Jeannine's avatar

And people like is in normal sized cars can't see around them to pull out of parking spaces!

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Carole Roseland's avatar

Or see the traffic light change, or see oncoming cars until the SUV (or giant pickup) is gone.

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Kaci Rigney's avatar

filling the car's tank

hitting the road in Cali

fueled, we are flat broke

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

The price of fuel is shocking these days. If it carries on like this, I may have to consider powering things with my feet soon, like Fred Flintstone! Haha... 🏯😎🏯

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Kaci Rigney's avatar

Some stations here, $5 a gallon.

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Carl R Williams's avatar

😲 It yo-yo's around $2.90 a dime or so here.

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Kaci Rigney's avatar

Lucky!

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Kaci Rigney's avatar

Right?!

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Jeannine's avatar

🤣

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A.P. Murphy's avatar

My car's just a car -

maybe my identity?

Drive'll clear my head

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

That's very true! Cars can be a big part of our indentity, for sure, particularly in terms of our independence and so on, at various points in our lives. And they can be a great way to express your personality, too, through the colour and accessories... 🏯😎🏯

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Kaci Rigney's avatar

Nice

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M. N. Tarrint's avatar

Out of the blue smack!

Red slug bug surprise attack,

Surprise road trip games.

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Haha! Another classic car game there, for sure... 🏯😎🏯

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Bill Ferguson 🇨🇦's avatar

One more!

Roar goes the engine

Muscle cars have great power

Races test your skill

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Ahh yes, a bit of drag racing! That really is the ultimate test of a car's power... 🏯😎🏯

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Bill Ferguson 🇨🇦's avatar

Good dates and first kiss

Are easier to achieve

When you own your wheels

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Absolutely! 'Paradise By The Dashboard Light', as Meat Loaf so eloquently put it. Haha... 🏯😎🏯

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Carl R Williams's avatar

Dad made the turn left

I watch the car T-bone ours

We fly like loose change

True story. 1966. Thanks, Chris. I find these exercises helpful and the work of contributors delightful.

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

You're very welcome! I always enjoy reading the contributions, as well. That sounds like a very scary experience, for sure, which you've captured perfectly. The image at the end is particularly powerful... 🏯😎🏯

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Jeannine's avatar

Oh my goodness, I hope you were all okay! Great haiku, btw, I especially love that last line.

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Phyllis A. Smith's avatar

No more begging rides

Finally got my own wheels

Adventures start now

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Carole Roseland's avatar

Where did colors go?

Cars have gotten so boring

Silver, black and white.

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Frederick Fullerton's avatar

a car from afar

was actually a large cow

our eyes deceive us

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A.C. Cargill, All-Human Author's avatar

My car has a gill

For underwater driving

Horn doesn't honk, though

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

"My car has a gill." Haha! That's brilliant... 🏯😎🏯

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Carole Roseland's avatar

It uses no gas

But where’s the charging station

Out in the boonies?

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Jeannine's avatar

You need a good friend in the boonies and a long extension cord. 😅

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Carole Roseland's avatar

And AAA if there is such a thing.

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Jeannine's avatar

I get plenty of advertising from them in the mail, but I've never seen an AAA in real life.

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Dylan Delgado's avatar

Smell of high octane

permeates the car's cabin -

green flag waves - burnout!

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J. Kyle Turner's avatar

Ever get the urge

to floor it through a school zone?

Well, please fucking don’t.

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