OLD ROUTE #66/ The Sunday Whirl -- Sunday's Whirligig -- Poets United

OLD ROUTE #66

old route #66        runs right through southwest         through new mexico          

while it isn’t a pretense         so much is as it was             step back in time

you might be shocked                to see                            an old motel

exactly like teepees          old filling stations                  old drugstores          

found along the way         route #66                  winds through the desert

you might see an owl        perched                                  in a bare tree

and of course                    you will see                           a murder of crows

gossiping on the fence       you will hear their caws      the sun rises in the east

route #66 runs                    east or west                              take your pick

after the sun sets                 route #66                     lights the desert with neon

just like the old days       so much on route #66     reminds one of bygone days

flee the city                      travel the west                            a new place to roam

find space to breathe   colorful posters proclaimed          come to the west     

put the kids in the jump seat    see the grand canyon       the painted desert

cowboys and indians          come to the west                      drive route #66                    

           

October 14, 2017