From Royalty Pecan Farms, Caldwell, Texas
Traffic Jam in a Jar
Traffic Jam in a jar
How I wish that’s where you are
Cars and trucks galore
Block the road forever more
It’d be great to travel to a star
Stuffing all traffic jams into a jar
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Poem #15 for NaPoWriMo and April Poetry Month
I saw this truck turn the corner behind me. At a safe place on the side of the road, I pulled over to be able to photograph it as it went by. I got lucky and it stopped just behind me. Yes, I have been wanting a photograph of this type for quite some time. I’d still like one where the hay load is on a semi, but a lot of things I want to photograph don’t present themselves in safe traffic conditions.
Let me just say that I’d have a lot more photographs of interesting things if it weren’t a tad inconvenient for me to come to a complete halt in the middle of the highway, pop up through my moon roof with my camera, saying “Oh, look at that!”
Sights at a rest stop on a Texas Interstate highway.
The Friday Fictioneer Challenge: Write a 100-word story based on the photo.
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Photo copyright Al Forbes
A Journey
You either knew or you didn’t, Jordan thought. Anyone asking him a question starting with “Why do you …?” usually didn’t understand his answer. How do you explain passion to someone who lacks it? It is invisible to them, even when right in front of their eyes.
He earned his living as a mechanic, classic cars his specialty. He loved the freedom to follow the road, to go when and where he wanted. His prized possessions in tow, Jordan merged onto the highway. Something just over the next hill was always beckoning. He enjoyed life as a journey, not a destination.
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It's a long story ... 