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Topic: WEEKEND AWAY (short vacation) (07/23/15)
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TITLE: Just the Two of Us | Previous Challenge Entry
By Ellen Carr
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Off we drove, smiles unconcealed.
Been a long time coming, this short vacation,
this downing of tools, this gratification.
The traffic was heavy; we crawled along,
heading out country, away from the throng,
the radio blaring some frivolous tunes,
singing along in the Friday night fumes.
Out past the suburbs, down the slow road,
hugging the highway, in holiday mode.
Turned off our cell phones, loosened our shoes.
Hello relaxation; goodbye to the blues.
At last we were flying; the highway was clear,
the sun sinking slowly, our hearts in high gear.
Began reminiscing the days of the past,
things of no longer, and things that still last...
the way we would load up our old beetle car,
that took us on trips to the near and the far,
first just ourselves, then with children in tow.
But the children grew big and the car didn't grow.
And now here we were, with the children all grown,
just the two of us off for a weekend alone.
No longer a beetle, our car was more sleek,
with very few rattles and barely a squeak.
Off down a lane-way, round a slight bend,
our lodgings before us, our drive at an end,
I reached for my cell phone, and typed in the code,
put us back in connection, but in silent mode.
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