Taken For A Ride

[dancuddy]

jet skis
riding the river
two little boys
brothers
holding on
the bounce over the chop
the sky so blue
and maybe seen
after the fact
the feel of the motor
at first still thrumming
deep into the heart
the rhythm of machine on the water
a day for memory
a day like the blue water, sky
the spray
all simple mythic elements
of a childhood

the now
of a childhood
ablaze
years from now

years from now
the sunset
ablaze
holding onto all the clouds

[allenitz]

good work, dan. sounds like more great vacation fun.

allen

[ha]

Good ride Dan,

HA

[AJFolkart]

I see this as a foreshadowed memory - echoing through time. The poet, you, could have been one such little boy with the companionshipof another little boy, a brother, out on the water together, being daring, being excited, together. I like how the chop and the motor might blind the kids to the beauty of nature - the sky, water, etc. The excitement is all.

I like how you remind us that this too will become a memory, but leave it to us as to what effect it will have on the grown man who was one of those exhilarated boys.

Very nice
alice

[Sharon Bullard]

Hi Dan!

I greatly enjoyed this. A good memory to have!!!

hugs,
Sharon

[dancuddy]

This is a year old. I'm pulling this out of the mothballs.