Biographical Poetry posted April 17, 2014 Chapters:  ...78 79 -80- 81... 


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A chapter in the book Family

Slippery Situation

by Treischel

Listen! Cars and ice don't mingle well.
There are many stories I could tell,
'Bout the bitter damage that was done,
But there comes to mind this certain one.

It all began on one rainy day,
When a bitter cold came into play
While I was driving down steep-slopped street
Unaware there was an icy sheet.

The road contained a sloppy layer
That made me make a hasty prayer.
As I approached that slickened hill,
Started spinin' 'round against my will.

But even though I'd been goin' slow,
The terrain made my momentum grow.
My brakes, no assistance as I spun.
This total terror had just begun.
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My wheels hit hard against concrete curve,
Creating a bounced gyrating swerve,
To test the limits of my frayed nerve,
In conditions drivers don't deserve.

It was like I had no steering wheel,
That made it such an intense ordeal .
As I approached an intersection,
Could not effect a course correction.

Desperate attempts were made to warn
Drivers, as I loudly honked my horn.
As I slid backwards against the light,
I prayed to God to protect my plight.

Well, He must have heard my anguished plea,
Because no other cars approached me,
Even though traffic had a green light,
There was no vehicle within sight.

So I can gladly say,
That I'm still here today.



Quatrain Poetry Contest contest entry

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This really happened, although this picture is of someone else on a different slippery hill.

AABB rhyme scheme in 9 syllable meter with 6 syllable closing couplet envoi.

Photograph by the author.
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