Ol' blue, me and my cactus Christmas treeA Poem by David O Whalen (O Haolin in Celtic)true story set to poetryMy first Christmas tree, thirty years ago
Upon my arrival in Las Vegas Shall always be remembered so, As also one of my greatest My pickup truck was my home My refuge and my castle I was totally, absolutely alone… But… it wasn’t such a hassle I drove into the desert one day To see what I could see And lo and behold beside the road Found my perfect Christmas tree It was a three inch tall cactus All attitude, prickly and brash And I proudly installed it Upon my ol’ trucks dash I used cigarette cellophane As tinsel you see Stuck tight to the spines Of my lil’ Christmas tree Many times it fell off My prickly lil’ friend When I would start off too fast Or career round a bend Though small, and deceptive It was easy to find you see Usually stuck quite painfully Upon my right knee It was all I had that christmas And I was lonely you see Just me and my ol’ pickup truck And my lil’cactus Christmas tree Childhood memories are nice… But the one I’ll most remember will be The one in which, all there was in my world Was just me…my ol’ pickup And my lil’ cactus Christmas tree © 2013 David O Whalen (O Haolin in Celtic)Author's Note
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1 Review Added on January 4, 2013 Last Updated on January 4, 2013 AuthorDavid O Whalen (O Haolin in Celtic)Las Vegas, NVAboutBorn in Kentucky, teen years in Loveland Ohio, old in age, young in mind, I'm not human, I don't believe in religion, love. faith or trust, I do believe in: lil' kids, ol' dogs, leprechauns, and water.. more..Writing
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