OUT FOR A RIDE

OUT FOR A RIDE

Tired of the news,

I had bluesy blues.

Took the car out for a ride,

exited to two-lane countryside.

A road straight, not bending,

strawberry fields unending.

Stopped at a roadside stand,

didn’t want to u-pick by hand.

Told berries would ripen in June,

watch for a strawberry full moon.

Bought a tulip rainbow bouquet,

happy on an adventuresome day.

Opening the moon roof to blue sky,

warm sunbeam hugs made me sigh.

Turned up the radio, singing along,

I smiled—each tune a favorite song.

Sitting at a stoplight ready to boogie,

feeling great—this “oldie but goodie.”

April Ryan is a Washington writer and poet who has been frequently published in Northwest Prime Time.

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