OLD FRIEND • by Casey Quinn

engine fires
on all cylinders
barely going
thirty in a
fifty five

touchup paint
and duct tape
for a body,
she hardly
remembers
a showroom
floor

i know
how you feel
old friend.

Casey Quinn writes prose and poetry. He is the editor of the online magazine Short Story Library. His first poetry collection Snapshots of Life was released in 2009 by Salvatore Publishing and is available here: http://salvatorepublishing.com/book.php?id=9.

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Posted on August 19, 2009 in Other
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9 Responses to “OLD FRIEND • by Casey Quinn”


  1. PSC Says:
    August 19th, 2009 at 6:07 am

    Yup! Me too! This one made me smile. Thanks, Casey! :)

  2. Angel Zapata Says:
    August 19th, 2009 at 10:39 am

    I can empathize, Casey. Nice work.

    “And miles to go before I…”

  3. Casey Quinn Says:
    August 19th, 2009 at 12:24 pm

    Thanks PSC and Angel – Appreciate the kind words

  4. Amy Corbin Says:
    August 19th, 2009 at 6:30 pm

    Nice one, Casey!

  5. Casey Quinn Says:
    August 20th, 2009 at 4:37 am

    Thanks Amy!

  6. CQWriting » Blog Archive » Poem published on Every Day Poets Says:
    August 20th, 2009 at 6:13 am

    [...] had a poem published today on Every Day Poets, the poem is called “old friend” – Here is the link. I have had a few poems published on the daily magazine; I like the venue because of its active [...]

  7. dj barber Says:
    August 20th, 2009 at 5:43 pm

    This was very nice, Casey.
    I feel just like that old car…

    –dj

  8. Roberta SchulbergGoro Says:
    August 23rd, 2009 at 8:18 am

    Aaaah – I researched it and all you need is a revamping of your carbureter.

  9. magdalen Says:
    August 24th, 2009 at 7:41 pm

    Really enjoyed this. Don’t tell anyone, but I name my cars.

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