Oh for a taxi
that doesn’t bump and jolt,
brake sharply at traffic lights,
speed off into a rainy night
leaving me behind.
Balloons would be nice,
of various colours and sizes,
to make the journey smooth
and a driver whose
opinions are few
and far between,
so I can enjoy
the airiness
and comfort of the ride.
Kim M. Russell, 2017
My response to dVerse Poets Pub Poetics: Street View, also linked to Imaginary Garden with Real Toads Tuesday Platform
Lillian is our host and today she has some images for us to work with. But they are not just any images – they’re street-art. Lillian has been wondering about what street artists have in mind when they paint their scenes; how people view and interpret street art; does the meaning change over time; and does it have a message?
She has selected five street art images posted at Pixabay.com. She would like us to pick one and be inspired by it! She says to let the image be our starting point and jump off into the world of creativity with our words. The only requirement is that we post the image we’re writing about.
Ha.. especially like a cabbie without opinions… (have just taken a few rides myself)
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I don’t often get a taxi but the other weekend when I went to a wedding I had to get a taxi back. The hotel booked me a female driver and she didn’t stop talking all the way home!
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Hah! We are simpatico once again, my friend! 🙂 And oh yes…..this would be a wonderful ride above the city…just floating to watch the traffic below instead of honking in it! 🙂
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LOL – over here honking is slang for vomiting!
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Oh yes, we all fancy that journey. I love your smooth take on this prompt.
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Thanks Sarah!
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Not only the smooth ride but the lack of conversation to enjoy the experience.
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Sometimes taxi drivers are just too chatty!
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LOVE the image….and the poem!
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Thanks Sherry!
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Super fun poem! LOL. I am not very polite. If I get a driver who is too chatty, I’ll ask them to be quiet. After all, I’m paying for the ride!
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Thanks Toni. In London cabs you can close the window.
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In the US, it is iffy. This was such a fun poem.
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Your air taxi must be the one I was talking about☺. It would be perfect, especially with a silent driver. Light and airy!
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😊
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You got that right! 🙂
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Balloons would be a fun way to manage city traffic
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Super, I would take that airiness of a ride Kim ~
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😊
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A dream ride, for sure! Delightful!
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Thank you, Frank!
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Balloons and silence… What is the name of that Taxi company? 🙂
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Like an adjustable density mattress.
I think the driver may have a hard time steering a balloon so it might just
bump into a few things, so bring many balloons to buffer the bumpers too.
A smooth ride. Would be have nearly as much fun?
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Good question! 😊🎈
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I have driven on some busy city streets and sometimes I wish I could just float above the rush hour traffic.
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” Balloons would be nice”, indeed. And winged monkeys. I would really like winged monkeys in the transportation system.
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Winged monkeys… I could go with that. What about winged horses?
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Who could say no to Pegasus! 😀
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Nice touch to that balloon car. Yes we do need a bit of uplifting particulary in these weird times we live in.
Much💖love
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Thank you, Gillena 🎈 much love to you xxx
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Ah! would love to fly in one
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Oh for a taxi
that doesn’t bump and jolt,
brake sharply at traffic lights,
speed off into a rainy night
Taxis generally will do that. They are more concerned with going fast for more fares at the expense of our comfort. You’ve verbalised it very well, Kim!
Hank
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Thanks Hank!
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Aw…that would be one true joy ride, over the city.
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Oh this is such a delightful poem, Kim 😀 I like the idea of “a driver whose opinions are few” 😉 Beautifully penned.
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Thank you, Sanaa!
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wishful thinking and an imaginative response to the prompt Kim – oh for an air taxi that can jump the queues too so the meter does not tick away into pound multiples –
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🙂
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That would be Worthwhile Trip. 😎😎😎😎😎
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haven’t taken too many taxi rides but the last one i did take was recent enough to remember all the jerks and the brakes and the jolts!!! just heard recently on the radio that uber is planning to work on the uber-chopper!! something that might help:)
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That’s pure joy…..!!
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Thanks Sreeja!
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