Miles of Travel and Roadside Stands

Miles of Travel and Roadside Stands

Bouncing along in my old sedan,

Stopping for refreshments at roadside stands,

Miles of travel watching for flea market sales,

Electronic games and puppy dog tales,

Little brother’s laugh echoing for miles around,

Counting farms and houses before the next town,

Tired and grumpy after an hour or two,

A fight or argument and a quarter is due,

A roll of quarters for each child,

Dwindling down as behavior turns wild,

Happy is the child who manages to maintain,

Happy are the parents who don’t hear them complain,

Watching billboards, children play the alphabet game,

From license plates they learn the states by name,

A day of travel with few fights and no fuss,

Is there a family as happy as us?

We have good times aplenty as we travel afar,

Though crowded together in my old red car.