RIDDEN OR DRIVEN

RIDDEN OR DRIVEN

Roger A. Davis

I've ridden a lot of things in my stay
My car, wrongly on a street marked ‘One Way’
Snow and ice have enticed my four wheel drives
And my record of being the best still survives

Being pulled or on a gravity slope
I’ve ridden sleds and car hoods tied by a rope
Pontoons, houseboats, sails and those motorize
Oh yes, once a canoe, which was my demise

Work related: backhoe, forklift and bobcat
Dump truck that hauled railroad chat
Chemical truck that had to be placarded in warning signs
Farm machinery: trucks, tractors and combines

Gondola atop Monarch Pass
Billy Floyd’s jackass
Paula, our Palomino
My wheelchair at the casino

Durango-Silverton train was a thrill
Cog run to Pikes Peak in September gives a chill
Carousel at the Colorado Springs Zoo
They got it cranked, you’ll say, "Whew!”

Amusement park rides like the ferris wheel
And I survived the rollercoaster ordeal
Between God and me, "Never again,” this was the deal
And from that day on, theme parks have no appeal

Escalators, time and time again
But, you know what? That first step is still hard to begin
Elevators of all kinds and sizes
In the flour mill, a circular belt one that rises

Boeing 707 and prop planes in the sky
Our favorite vehicles will be till the day I die
Our Yamaha three wheelers that we rode
Over the Colorado Mountains in vacation mode