The Mood - a Challenge Poem
Black Was the Mood
Black was the mood back in '33
Stock market had crashed, Jimmy was born
Share cropper's son, potato's good year
Doctor's bill was paid, Jimmy's then 'free'
Dad had his Ford, Jimmy had grandma
Jimmy rode the package shelf, "ooga"
Mama did washing, Dad washed his Ford
Grandma died, Jimmy crashed
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Photo and Poem Copyright, © 2015 Jimmiehov, All Rights Reserved
Today I am linked with the following Real Toads in the Imaginary Garden pages, each a challenge
- FLASH 55 PLUS - a 55 word poem (I included my title words), my 'plus' is to relate to a color, I used "Black"
- Time (The Revelator) - a tribute to song writer, Gillian Welch, I echoed her song, "Hard Times"
- The Tuesday Platform - exact link TBD on Tuesday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k35haKwqY14
Song, Hard Times, written and sung by Gilliam Welch,
Video, from the Peter Bogdonavich film, Paper Moon (1973
Labels: Jim's Life, Personal-Challenge-2015, Poem, Real Toads, Syllabic Form
posted by Jim @ 3/01/2015 04:36:00 PM
13 comments
13 Comments:
A novel in a verse!
Sounds like a hard life.... poor Jimmy
Nice photo of the vintage car, black was & is still the mood ~ Enjoyed the story Jim ~ Have a good weekend ~
How sad. People survived and people crashed. Well done.
Thanks for your kind comment. It was a true story. There are angels among us.
Jimmy had a rough time with black.
black crept in and stayed, it seem ~
So much life story in so few words!
Oh the ups and downs.. and what that car meant, and as long as you wanted black all was fine.
Hard times indeed back in '33.
I love the car as metaphor for the black mood driving through life's twists and turns.
Well that a tragic lot in so few words. Excellent!
This poem relays a whole lot in just a handful of lines...nice way to delve into the past.
I can close my eyes and spend hours experiencing the generational story you've written into this poem. Brilliant, Jimmy...
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