She sits very still with puddles on her back
shoulders bent in the weather attack
Her rumbling voice so sweet to my ears
Has ceased to speak while the autumn tears
Fall down from the skies in waves of wet
Trapping us all in a soft grey net.
She waits for the sun and the rumbling roar 
Of the pearl white lady who is hard to ignore
Who comes from the north with the wind on her tail
And rides by her side on the west coast trail
She waits with a tank full of octane fuel
She's as strong as an ox and sturdy as a mule
Ready for the ride that will take me south
Where the road is  my home and a tent is my house.

Terry
9/25/2013 02:48:09 pm

When are you leaving?

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Chris
9/25/2013 07:27:19 pm

Mid October whenever the clouds are parted..

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Terry
9/27/2013 12:50:55 am

Today, with RAIN WARNINGS, that looks like maybe never! :)

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Chris
9/27/2013 01:46:40 am

I see that...there is always a way out of a dark hole. Patience.

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Marion
9/30/2013 11:18:23 pm

Are you suggesting that patience is the way out of the dark hole, or that you have to have patience while you're in it? :) I'm sure you're much more anxious than me to have this rain GONE. The thing is, once this rain ends you get to head for sunny climates, we have to stay and endure a whole winter of it!!

frank
10/3/2013 12:37:16 am

Enjoy your writing and story telling. Keep it up........See you in Az

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Chris
10/3/2013 01:21:02 am

Yes, Marion, the answer to your question is, both. And it looks like the sun is revealing herself today. Thanks Frank, see you in Yuma.

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Hilda!!
10/22/2013 05:31:00 am

The road looks like so much fun!! Have fun, and stay safe you two!!

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