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Autumn Drives

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Kane-Blackthorn

Published: Oct 14, 2013

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Autumn Drives

Written by John Swartz

Lingering memories of melody and Autumn drives,

Gone in the twisted roads,

The dirt kicking rocks up on the mud flaps,

I can hear the engine whimper in solitude;

the radio sings to me like a mother's lullaby,

rocking me off to warm day dreams.

Elegant.

"Smile like an apple pie,
Set your straw hat on my head and walk on by,
it's just another perfect day;
until she shows up in pretty shoes and you both skip away."

I hold the items that remind of those moments close,

The blue sky and the Autumn nights,

Those memorable emotions fill me with peace;

The calming of the thoughts that race through my mind,

Just like the easing of the breaks time slows,

for that moment we are together.

Quiet.

"I thought love could be so easy,
like pulling petals off a daisy,
as if these freckles weren't enough;
this curly red hair on my head is always tangled up."

That old dirt road holds many memories,

those moments are still embedded in the dirt,

years gone by they exist whispering to me;

and all I can remember is that tea party,

that imaginary party with an apple pie,

that same old truck rattling by.

Memorable.

"I'm half her age and half her height,

and even in my Sunday dress I barely catch your eye,

I thought love could be so easy,

like pulling petals off a daisy."

Pulling into that old drive way,

the rocks now smoothed into powder,

it reminds me of the sand from Greenwood lake,

so hot to stand upon but it draws me closer to you;

I don't miss the old times so much,

For newer moments are there for me.

Home.

Well, Readers another poem for you to read. This one just came to me really whilst sitting in bed. I suppose the meaning is to be about driving down somewhere that holds deep history to you. Not exactly memory lane but deeper than that, it's about the person and the actual history to it. Anyways, I hope you like this guys, I missed you.

Just so I don't get in trouble for it the italic parts of the poem are from a band called Shel and the song called Freckles. I will post the link to the song if you're interested. www.youtube.com/watch?v=a19yuF…

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