Along the Roadway

How I feel about the bottles and cans laying along the road

Along the roadway edge,
thrown from the overpass,
where others see only trash,
my eyes spy cash!

I am loath to pass it by,
oh, how I hate to see the waste,
just to bury landfills high;
it's enough to make me cry!

There goes a loaf of bread,
rolled right on by coffee and cream,
goodbye gas for my tank-
It's these "No Stopping" signs I have to thank!

Reviews

[Zelle]

a spectular depiction of emotions! great read!

[Barbara Walker]

thank you so much!

[Alicia Beavis]

The last line made me laugh but it raises a valid point and makes you think. I enjoyed reading!

[Barbara Walker]

thank you very much!

[Rahul]

What you'd exactly thought when you made this write ?
i saw here, some feelings. In a few words you've told so much, i liked this poem again. This's really a great poem and beautifuuuulllllyy penned.

[Craig2591]

I feel your frustration in this poem. Such waste!

[Criss ;)]

I loved your starting
Along the roadway edge,
thrown from the overpass,
where others see only trash,
my eyes spy cash!

nicely writtten, again a well penned writin'................great write again, i loved this, you dropped reality in your our ways........
have this 97.7/100 :)
take care..........!!

[Barbara Walker]

Thank you very much!

[Criss ;)]

It's my pleasure :)
may i ask, from where you inspired so much to write this stuff ?

[Barbara Walker]

It is felt and taken from my own life. I am disabled, on a fixed income. I was raising my grandchildren for a few years and to make sure I had money to feed them, I went out collecting bottles and cans to recycle. it was a lot of work and to see so many bottles and cans alongside the freeway or roads where I would have gotten a ticket if I had stopped, was so frustrating. And so...I wrote this poem.

[Criss ;)]

great to hear, thanks for sharin' your few moments of life with me :)

[KAin]

Smiling from beginning to end...
Nicely done!

[Sami Khalil]

A nice whimsical write...:)

[Barbara Walker]

Thank you!

[Sami Khalil]

My pleasure...

[Chris]

chuckling here... life as only we live it.

[Barbara Walker]

Thank you!