last stop light

waiting for summer

Sun’s liquid waves

Has me retreating

behind retro shades

Hair blowing wild

Windows down

  Skynyrd high

Cornering curves

dusting a blue sky

A basket waits

 for our beach retreat

Strawberry wine

and Coppertone 8

cool Pall Mall

In need of a light

Is met with a match

At the last stop light

Now all 4 barrels scream’n

And the gas gage is travel’n

And the day is waist’n

For the memories were make’n

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree Cherrie. I need a long highway, some drink and free time. A wonderful poem shared dear Cherrie. Have fun and enjoy the days of Spring.
Coyote

[Cherrie Palmer]

a bit of car fun, and memories.

[Coyote Poetry]

We can never forget the good days dear Cherrie.

[Cherrie Palmer]

All I needed was 5 dollars for my tank.

[roarke]

This brings back memories of me and my first car, a convertible MGB, and busting out of work, cranking the tunes and heading for I didn't care where. Fine piece here Cherrie, could almost feel my "colt" years.

[Cherrie Palmer]

It is a good feeling. Carefree with time on your hands.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Memories of yesteryear as one looks forward to getting that sunscrene lotion out again. Gone are the heady days of youth but the sun and summer keep on coming back. Can see you with the top down, hair streaming in the breaze on your way to the beach!

[Cherrie Palmer]

Those were the days. Sometimes we would have a truck bed full of kids heading to the swimming hole. With a cooler full of sandwiches and drinks.

[Einstein Noodle]

if i can adore lines ..its these two:
"Strawberry wine
and Coppertone 8"
just too cool .... i use to know a guy we called "Cool Breeze" ... like you and your poem ma'am! ;) easy to see you behind the wheel ... Mustang me thinks .. such inspirations in reading Cherrie Palmer ..my Da use to smoke Pal Mal Kings ... Old Gold was my choice .. but he put his out when there was still about 1 1/2 inches left to them ... so when i ran out i grubbed thought the ash treys and hit those last nicotine packed morsels .... those days of 50s and 60s .... golden says i ... so appreciate your poem .. smooth flow, inspiring, great scene and setting ... i can fill in as much as i want ... or not ... well done! thanks for sharing my friend!
E.
ps.https://youtu.be/D0W1v0kOELA

[Cherrie Palmer]

Cool Breeze is a great handle, I'm glad it took down memory lane.
That old car of mine was a cutlass. I loved that old car, with its 9-to-12 mpg.
For a time my dad smoked lucky strikes but switched to cigars. Because he thought he would smoke less. But that man chain smoke till the end. :)

[Einstein Noodle]

an Oldsmobile Lady!!! a very hot car if you back far enough ;) my dad was a die hard Oldsmobile man but he went for the 98s ... thought he was something else :) we all went shopping for a new one once (that i remember) and i remember it because i worked so hard to talk him into a Jetfire ... i was coming up on my drivers license so figured i should have a say ... i felt i almost had him but that 98 won out in the end .. more roomy he said ;) sounds like we both love and miss our old Das ... i think we are pretty lucky eh!?

[Cherrie Palmer]

I had 79 olds supreme.
My parents had a 98 I learned to parallel park in that boat.

[Einstein Noodle]

your a rock star ... and i do remember the 9 miles to a gallon ... but me and me buddies could ride around all night on $2 in gas money ... those prices were as low as $.16 a gallon during "gas wars" ... i made my kids learn to drive on a standard ... big ol' Bronco 4X4 ... they all later thanked me for it ;) a 79! powerful coup .. what color? did yours come with the Big V8 and Hurst floor shift? did they have a rag top that year?? oh what memories :)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

[Cherrie Palmer]

My old 4 barrel did come with the big v8 and was copper bronze. A little old lady bought it off the showroom floor. She didn't like the and I bought it for 1,500 with 8,000 miles on it. A true steal for a teen.

[Einstein Noodle]

ahahaha that's so righteous Cherrie Palmer!!! bought that hot V8 from a little old lady eh!??? my first care was a 1954 Hillman that I bought for $50 ;) it had a lot more miles on it ... amazing history we have when a car like yours was bought for 1500 in almost new condition ... what a time we lived eh!?

[Cherrie Palmer]

My husbands first car was a 75 dollar heap with a hole in the floorboards and honked on a left hand turn.

[Einstein Noodle]

ahahaha a Holy car that didn't want to go Left eh!? ;))))))))))))))))))))))

[Kent Rawski]

sounds like fun in the sun those memories makin with a car that can run cool I live near jax fl so I take issue with skynard then thought oh skynyrd you describe not only whats going to be a nice day at the beach but the thrill and anticipation of getting there sweet

[Cherrie Palmer]

Skynard high, tunes blaring over the radio
Yes the trip there is part of the fun.

[Kent Rawski]

skynyrd its skynyrd lol my spelling pointer is out sorry :)

[Cherrie Palmer]

Funny thing is I didn't notice

[Kent Rawski]

perfection sweet and who was the lucky guy?

[Cherrie Palmer]

Lol places and names have been changed to protect the young

[Neville]

keep shh'tum Cherrie.. we had a deal remember ...

[Jolan H]

Wonderful poem you definitely got this down, sorry I have not been around I have been in intense training.

[Cherrie Palmer]

Well I'm happy to see you got a little R and R.
And thank you:)

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Beautiful thanks for this trip to the beach reminds me of the 7os thanks for your entry

[Cherrie Palmer]

70's= It should:) and thank you.

[Cassie]

This sounds like a song, i love it plus the imagery, great!!!

[Cherrie Palmer]

I had fun writing it and miss a little beach weather.

[Ryan K. M.]

Reminds me of highschool. A lot of my friends smoked menthols and drove old muscle cars. I can still smell the menthol in the air. In the passenger's seat, windows down. We didn't have a care in the world then.

[Cherrie Palmer]

Simple Joy's who knew they had an expiration date on them.