An Ode to Truck Drivers

Poem Info
99 words
3.67
3.1k
0
Poem does not have any tags

Part 44 of the 46 part series

Updated 02/05/2022
Created 02/20/2005
Share this Poem

Font Size

Default Font Size

Font Spacing

Default Font Spacing

Font Face

Default Font Face

Reading Theme

Default Theme (White)
You need to Log In or Sign Up to have your customization saved in your Literotica profile.
PUBLIC BETA

Note: You can change font size, font face, and turn on dark mode by clicking the "A" icon tab in the Story Info Box.

You can temporarily switch back to a Classic Literotica® experience during our ongoing public Beta testing. Please consider leaving feedback on issues you experience or suggest improvements.

Click here

(dedicated to my uncle Mark Nelson)

There are still cowboys
riding the freeways of America:
lonely vaqueros listening to their radios
and pulling mightily at the wheels
of their great steel steeds

some stopping at Nevada Brothels
to meet nature's needs
dreaming of farms, tractors and seeds,
listening to taped college lectures attentively,
praying devoutly,
sketching scenes such as they see in their dreams
or composing poetry

They are men of long distances
and long distance phone calls,
vast ambitions and vast empty spaces:
honest hard workers and travelers
looking homeward
wherever their spinning wheels
may be pointed

Please rate this poem
The author would appreciate your feedback.
  • COMMENTS
Anonymous
Our Comments Policy is available in the Lit FAQ
Post as:
Anonymous
2 Comments
vrosej10vrosej10over 14 years ago
~

Very touching and great imagery. This is probably the best work of yours I have read so far. Good Stuff.

greenmountaineergreenmountaineerover 14 years ago
~

This is really good. I have a sense of motion right from the start. There's a certain cadence like wheels rolling down the highway. I like the contrast in images also: wanderlust/loneliness, work/play (in a Nevada brothel manner of speaking). Finally, I thought I saw a skillful use of repetition, not only direct but indirect (vaquero/cowboy) that added to the wonderful rhythm of the poem. Well done!

Share this Poem

READ MORE OF THIS SERIES