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The second of my collections of poems written for "Express It In Eight."
As usual these days, I choose blog format because it offers more space for the work.
October 16, 2024 at 7:11am
October 16, 2024 at 7:11am
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Truck Driver

I knew a man who drove a truck,
we called him Zee;
to know him was a stroke of luck
for he was wise and free.

But loneliness on distant roads
betrayed him in the end -
it drove him under heavy load
where fallen highways wend.


Line count: 8
Rhymed abab
For Express It In Eight, 10.16.24
Prompt: Truck driver.


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