Hands in the Wind



Nothing but the mountains ahead
And the troubles behind
Your best friend riding shotgun
With dust trails in the rear view  

The sunset’s on the horizon
Your hair’s blowing in the breeze
The dog’s in the back
howling at the moon

The tunes on the radio
Carry through the truck
A special playlist
Just for tonight

One hand on the wheel
And the other in the wind

Your belting the song
At the top of your lungs
Slowing down only for the corners
Just us and the road

There’s no destination
No end goal
We can go anywhere
And the headlights will take us there

The tunes on the radio
Carry through the truck
A special playlist
Just for tonight

One hand on the wheel
And the other in the wind

About this poem

About going for a much needed drive

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Written on August 16, 2022

Submitted by Heatherhickman7 on August 17, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme abcx cxxx DEAF GB xxxx cxhh DEAF GB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 705
Words 146
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 2, 4, 4, 4, 2

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1 Comment
  • janet_1
    It was really hard to narrow down. My favorites were gripping, poignant, but oh, so sad. Finally, I chose this because of is upbeat message, at least a temporary answer to our troubles. Sometimes we just need to load up our best friend, crank up the stereo, hit the road, and let our worries and heartaches blow in the wind. 
    LikeReply1 year ago

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