The most humorous <br />Car wreck I witnessed <br />Was on the old coast road. <br />I had returned to my cabana at dusk <br />After observing a hilarious shark attack <br />From the bluff above the beach. <br />The clouds were a smooch of pink. <br /> <br />I'd just sat down with my book, <br />Canterbury Tales, which <br />I was reading for the fourth time. <br />What an underrated book, I remember thinking. <br />Yes, I know it’s famous, but <br />You don’t usually find it on <br />Anyone’s top ten. <br />Not even top twenty. <br />You probably read it back in your <br />Treasure Island years. <br />If you read it again, I’m sure you’ll <br />Discover new insights swooshing off the page <br />Like little geysers. <br />Savoring the rich language that careens towards you with <br />Bright headlights while you’re crossing the Old Coast Road, <br />I’m sure you’ll move it up a few notches, <br />Maybe even into your twenty.<br /><br />Michael Philips<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/car-wreck-on-the-old-coast-road/
