Tuesday, October 17, 2006

highway stars

nostalgia like a knife
stuck thru' my heart--
but coated thick
with dripping honey:
a snatch of highway
star heard on the telly--.

it brought back
wild drives with you
in the lovely rustbucket
your car was then--
that song playing so
loud it hurt my ears--.

it brought so much back
with such clarity:
the landscape flashing by,
the smell of cigarettes--.
us always heading to
or from a pub--
the thrill of being
with someone beautiful
in casual danger,
all my senses reeling--.

since you, it's
never been the same--.

1 comment:

Bruce Hodder said...

Yes, these moments are defining ones in our lives aren't they? --they are those rare times when everything seems thrilling, and POSSIBLE.

Glad you liked the poem. I'm too close to it to see its merits or demerits.